Crustal velocity structure of the Lucky Strike segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 37°n from seismic refraction measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Seher, Tim ^a,b   Crawford, Wayne C ^a   Singh, Satish C ^a   Cannat, Mathilde ^a   Combier, Violaine ^a   Dusunur, Doga ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84903796938     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006650     Document Type: Article

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