Crustal image of the ionian basin and accretionary wedge

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 343-374

  Catalano, R ^a   Sulli, Attilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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