Gravitational coupling within the Earth: Comparison and reconciliation

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 97, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 95-107

  Xu, S ^a   Szeto, A M K ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT LAYER; CORE (INNER); GRAVITATIONAL COUPLING; TORQUE;

EID: 0030440868     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9201(96)03157-3     Document Type: Article

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