Understanding the crustal structures of southern Tuscany: The contribution of the CROP18 project

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 401-423

  Brogi, Andrea ^a   Liotta, Domenico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

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