A Seismo-Stratigraphic Analysis of the Relict Deposits of the Cilento Continental Shelf (Southern Italy) †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geologic Setting
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Aiello, G.; Caccavale, M. A Seismo-Stratigraphic Analysis of the Relict Deposits of the Cilento Continental Shelf (Southern Italy). Proceedings 2023, 87, 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECG2022-14296
Aiello G, Caccavale M. A Seismo-Stratigraphic Analysis of the Relict Deposits of the Cilento Continental Shelf (Southern Italy). Proceedings. 2023; 87(1):10. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECG2022-14296
Chicago/Turabian StyleAiello, Gemma, and Mauro Caccavale. 2023. "A Seismo-Stratigraphic Analysis of the Relict Deposits of the Cilento Continental Shelf (Southern Italy)" Proceedings 87, no. 1: 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECG2022-14296