Aseismic-seismic transition and fluid regime along subduction plate boundaries and a fossil example from the Northern Apennines of Italy

International Geophysics

Volumn 94, Issue C, 2009, Pages 37-68

  Vannucchi, Paola ^a   Remitti, Francesca ^b   Phipps Morgan, Jason ^c   Bettelli, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 77956426675     PISSN: 00746142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-6142(08)00003-X     Document Type: Book

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