Double seismic zones, compressional deep trench-outer rise events, and superplumes

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 96, Issue , 1996, Pages 347-355

  Seno, Tetsuzo ^a   Yamanaka, Yoshiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 77956734803     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM096p0347     Document Type: Chapter

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