The seismic signature of the Eifel Plume

Mantle Plumes: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 379-404

  Ritter, Joachim R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68046-8_12     Document Type: Chapter

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