Structure and evolution of the Bellsund graben between Forlandsundet and Bellsund (Spitsbergen) based on marine seismic data

Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-228

  Blinova, Maria ^a   Thorsen, Rune ^a   Mjelde, Rolf ^a   Faleide, Jan Inge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GRABEN; NORMAL FAULT; OLIGOCENE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC DATA; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 70849100858     PISSN: 0029196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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