Inland extent of the Weddell Sea Rift imaged by new aerogeophysical data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 585, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-160

  Jordan, Tom A ^a   Ferraccioli, Fausto ^a   Ross, Neil ^b   Corr, Hugh F J ^a   Leat, Philip T ^a   Bingham, Rob G ^c   Rippin, David M ^d   le Brocq, Anne ^e   Siegert, Martin J ^f  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetic; Antarctica; Continental rifting; Gravity; Strike slip faulting

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC; ANTARCTICA; CAMBRIANS; COASTAL BASINS; CONTINENTAL RIFTING; CRUSTAL BLOCK; EAST ANTARCTICA; GRAVITY ANOMALIES; GRAVITY MODEL; ICE STREAMS; JURASSIC; MAGMATISMS; PROTEROZOIC; PROTEROZOIC BASEMENT; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP BOUNDARY; STRIKE SLIP FAULTING; WEDDELL SEA;

CATCHMENTS; GRAVITATION;

TECTONICS;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GONDWANA; GRAVITY ANOMALY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; JURASSIC; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; PALEOMAGNETISM; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84872950504     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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