Postglacial rebound and sea level contributions to changes in the geoid and the Earth's rotation axis

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 537-558

  Johnston, P ^a   Lambeck, K ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earth's rotation; Geoid; Glacial rebound; Mantle viscosity; True polar wander

Indexed keywords

EARTH ROTATION; GEOID; POLAR WANDERING; POSTGLACIAL REBOUND; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 0032892064     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00738.x     Document Type: Article

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