Gravity modelling of the litho-asthenosphere system in the Central Mediterranean

Tectonophysics

Volumn 287, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 117-138

  Cella, F ^a   Fedi, M ^a   Florio, G ^a   Rapolla, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthenosphere; Density; Geodynamics; Gravity anomalies; Lithosphere; Thyrrhenian basin

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; GRAVITY MODELLING; LITHOSPHERE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0031843395     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)80064-4     Document Type: Article

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