Geophysical constraints upon the thermal regime of the ocean crust

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 148, Issue , 2004, Pages 19-62

  Sinha, Martin C ^a   Evans, Rob L ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 85008886931     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/148GM02     Document Type: Chapter

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