Lateral detachment in progress within the Vrancea slab (Romania): inferences from intermediate-depth seismicity patterns
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Journal International
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0956-540X,1365-246X
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggv533