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Title: A seismic transect across West Antarctica: Evidence for mantle thermal anomalies beneath the Bentley Subglacial Trench and the Marie Byrd Land Dome: SEISMIC TRANSECT ACROSS WEST ANTARCTICA

Journal Article · · Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JB012455· OSTI ID:1402134
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  1. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis Missouri USA
  2. Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Pennsylvania USA
  3. Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Colorado USA
  4. Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, Ellensburg Washington USA
  5. Byrd Polar Research Center and School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio USA
  6. Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas USA
  7. Department of Geophysics, Tohoku University, Sendai Japan
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Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI ID:
1402134
Journal Information:
Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth Vol. 120 Journal Issue: 12; ISSN 2169-9313
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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