Geoid anomalies and dynamic topography from time-dependent, spherical axisymmetric mantle convection

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 237-256

  Kiefer, Walter S ^a   Kellogg, Louise H ^b  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC TOPOGRAPHY; GEOID ANOMALY; MANTLE CONVECTION;

EID: 0032502534     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00078-8     Document Type: Article

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