Postglacial sea-level change on a rotating Earth

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-19

  Mine, Gleen A ^a   Mitrovica, Jerry X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earth's rotation; Glacial rebound; Sea level

Indexed keywords

EARTH ROTATION; GLACIAL REBOUND; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 0031869935     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.1331455.x     Document Type: Article

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