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Seismic refraction and subsidence observations are used to explain the heat flow and subsidence properties of the North Sea.
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Christie, P., Sclater, J. An extensional origin for the Buchan and Witchground Graben in the North Sea. Nature 283, 729–732 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/283729a0
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