A space geodetic target for mantle viscosity discrimination: Horizontal motions induced by glacial isostatic adjustment

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 543-546

  Peltier, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GEODESY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CHARACTERISTIC SIGNATURE; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENTS; HORIZONTAL MOTION; MANTLE VISCOSITY; TANGENTIAL MOTIONS;

VISCOSITY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

MANTLE VISCOSITY DISCRIMINATION;

GLACIAL ISOSTASY; MANTLE VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032004462     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00182     Document Type: Article

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