Gravity anomalies and spatial variations of flexural rigidity at mountain ranges

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B3, 1997, Pages 5327-5352

  Stewart, J ^a   Watts, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appearance energy; Dissociation energy; Fullerene ions

Indexed keywords

FLEXURAL RIGIDITY; FORELAND BASIN; GRAVITY; LITHOSPHERE; MOUNTAIN RANGE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030819941     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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