Glimpses of East Antarctica: Aeromagnetic and satellite magnetic view from the central transantarctic mountains of East Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Goodge, John W ^a   Finn, Carol A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; ARCHEAN; CRATON; GRANITE; JURASSIC; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC METHOD; OROGENY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 77957588329     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006890     Document Type: Article

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