Velocity structure of upper ocean crust at ocean drilling program site 1256

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Swift, Stephen ^a   Reichow, Marc ^b   Tikku, Anahita ^c   Tominaga, Masako ^d   Gilbert, Lisa ^e  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Williams Mystic   (United States)

Author keywords

D V JOIDES resolution; Expedition 309 312; Integrated ocean drilling program; Seismic structure; Site 1256; Upper ocean crust

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549105553     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002188     Document Type: Article

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