The effect of sedimentary cover on the flexural strength of continental lithosphere

Nature

Volumn 389, Issue 6650, 1997, Pages 476-479

  Lavier, Luc L ^a   Steckler, Michael S ^a  

^a International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY COVER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; FLOW KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; THICKNESS; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030752554     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/39004     Document Type: Article

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