A sea-level test for inertial interchange true polar wander events

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Mound, Jon E ^a   Mitrovica, Jerry X ^a   Evans, David A D ^b,c   Kirschvink, Joseph L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Earth model; Polar wander; Sea level

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; POLAR WANDERING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOLID EARTH;

EID: 0032964925     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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