55 Seismic structure of the oceanic crust and passive continental margins

International Geophysics

Volumn 81, Issue PART A, 2002, Pages 911-924

  Minshull, T A ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956720578     PISSN: 00746142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-6142(02)80262-5     Document Type: Chapter

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