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Kumar, Ravi R., Gordon, Richard G. (2009) Horizontal thermal contraction of oceanic lithosphere: The ultimate limit to the rigid plate approximation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 114. doi:10.1029/2007jb005473

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TitleHorizontal thermal contraction of oceanic lithosphere: The ultimate limit to the rigid plate approximation
JournalJournal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
AuthorsKumar, Ravi R.Author
Gordon, Richard G.Author
Year2009 (January)Volume114
PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOIdoi:10.1029/2007jb005473Search in ResearchGate
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In(2009) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth Vol. 114. American Geophysical Union (AGU)

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