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Original Articles

Geomorphology of the Irish Rockall Trough, North Atlantic Ocean, mapped from multibeam bathymetric and backscatter Data

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Pages 60-81 | Received 30 Sep 2010, Accepted 18 Jan 2011, Published online: 23 Jan 2012

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