Modeling the thermal state of the oceanic crust

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 148, Issue , 2004, Pages 95-110

  Chen, Yongshun John ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85012190333     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/148GM04     Document Type: Chapter

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