Structure and stratigraphy of the Lake Albert rift, East Africa: Observations from seismic reflection and gravity data

AAPG Memoir

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 299-318

  Karp, Tobias ^a   Scholz, Christopher A ^a   McGlue, Michael M ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85019911841     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1306/13291394M952903     Document Type: Chapter

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