Segmentation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of the Azores, based on acoustic classification of TOBI data

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 118, Issue , 1996, Pages 17-28

  Blondel, Philippe ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6044250084     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.118.01.02     Document Type: Article

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