Role of thermal refraction in localizing intraplate deformation in southeastern Ukraine

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 290-293

  Stephenson, Randell ^a,b   Egholm, David L ^b   Nielsen, Søren B ^b   Stovba, Sergiy M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Naukanaftogaz Scientific Research Institute of National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine   (Ukraine)

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EID: 67649563645     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo479     Document Type: Article

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