A gravity model of the Colima, Mexico region

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-414

  Medina, F ^a   Espindola, J M ^a   De La Fuente, M ^b   Menai, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Geociencias Aplicadas SA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colima; Gravity; Mexico; Volcanology

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY SURVEY; VOLCANIC ACTIVITY;

MEXICO, COLIMA;

EID: 0030439902     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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