A comparative analysis of seismological and gravimetric crustal thicknesses below the Andean region with flat subduction of the Nazca plate

International Journal of Geophysics

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gimenez, Mario E ^a   Braitenberg, Carla ^b   Martinez, M Patricia ^a   Introcaso, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; LOWER CRUST; NAZCA PLATE; SEISMOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ARGENTINA; PRECORDILLERA; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS;

EID: 77955417827     PISSN: 1687885X     EISSN: 16878868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/607458     Document Type: Article

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