Seamount subduction and earthquakes

Oceanography

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 166-173

  Watts, Anthony B ^a   Koppers, Anthony A P ^b   Robinson, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950887840     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2010.68     Document Type: Article

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