Crustal structure of the West Antarctic rift system and Marie Byrd Land hotspot

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 977-980

  Winberry, J Paul ^a   Anandakrishnan, Sridhar ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extension; Hotspot; Seismology; West Antartica

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ICE SHEETS; RIFT SYSTEM;

EARTH (PLANET); GEOLOGY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; VOLCANOES;

ICE;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; HOT SPOT; RIFT ZONE; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; MARIE BYRD LAND; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 9144219623     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20768.1     Document Type: Article

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