The Genesis of Oceanic Impact Craters and Impact-Generated Tsunami Deposits

Tsunamiites - Features and Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 277-297

  Goto, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84882839121     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51552-0.00016-3     Document Type: Chapter

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