Aeromagnetic data from the southern Weddell Sea embayment and adjacent areas: Synthesis and interpretation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 108, Issue , 1996, Pages 143-154

  Hunter, R J ^a   Johnson, A C ^a   Aleshkova, N D ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b VNIIOKEANGEOLOGIA   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 5344275282     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.108.01.10     Document Type: Article

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