Subsidence of "normal" seafloor: Observations do indicate "flattening"

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Hillier, J K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78649814179     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005994     Document Type: Article

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