Current plate motions

Geophysical Journal International - Tập 101 Số 2 - Trang 425-478 - 1990
Charles DeMets1, Richard G. Gordon2, Donald F. Argus2, Seth Stein2
1Acoustics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC 20375, USA.
2Dept. of Geological Sciences, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Il 60208 USA

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