Three-dimensional magnetic and gravity studies of the Rodriguez Triple Junction in the Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 15837-15848

  Honsho, Chie ^a   Tamaki, Kensaku ^a   Fujimoto, Hiromi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; FOSSIL PROPAGATING RIFT; GRAVITY; GRAVITY ANOMALIES; MAGNETIZATION; TRIPLE JUNCTION; TRIPLE JUNCTIONS;

INDIAN OCEAN, RODRIGUEZ TRIPLE JUNCTION;

EID: 0030498861     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00644     Document Type: Article

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