Something is wrong in the complex model of the lithosphere of the continental margins of the Antarctic Peninsula

Authors

  • O. M. Rusakov Institute of Geophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24028/gzh.0203-3100.v33i5.2011.116875

Abstract

The analysis has been made of j oint geophysical and p etrological models for the lithosphere structure of the Antarctic Peninsula continental margin.

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Published

2011-10-01

How to Cite

Rusakov, O. M. (2011). Something is wrong in the complex model of the lithosphere of the continental margins of the Antarctic Peninsula. Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal, 33(5), 134–138. https://doi.org/10.24028/gzh.0203-3100.v33i5.2011.116875

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