Gravity anomaly map of the Pyrenean region and a comparison of the deep geological structure of the western and eastern Pyrenees

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 65-78

  Casas, A ^a   Kearey, P ^b   Rivero, L ^a   Adam, C R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crust; Gravity anomalies; Mantle; Pyrenees

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MANTLE STRUCTURE;

EUROPE, PYRENEES;

EID: 0031444797     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00087-3     Document Type: Article

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