Continental-Margin Seismic Stratigraphy: Assessing the Preservation Potential of Heterogeneous Geologic Processes Operating on Continental Shelves and Slopes
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عنوان ژورنال: Oceanography
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1042-8275
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.1996.06