Sea-level change, glacial rebound and mantle viscosity for northern Europe

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 102-144

  Lambeck, Kurt ^a   Smither, Catherine ^a   Johnston, Paul ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL REBOUND; MANTLE VISCOSITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0031663709     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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