Lithospheric necking and regional isostasy at extensional basins 1. Subsidence and gravity modeling with an application to the Gulf of Lions margin (SE France)

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 97, Issue B12, 1992, Pages

  Kooi, H ^a   Cloetingh, S ^a   Burrus, J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL BASIN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; ISOSTASY; LITHOSPHERIC FLEXURE; LITHOSPHERIC NECKING; SUBSIDENCE;

GULF OF LIONS; MEDITERRANEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0027067664     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/92jb01377     Document Type: Article

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