Implications of a ductile crustal layer for the deformation caused by the Fennoscandian ice sheet

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 216-226

  Klemann, Volker ^a   Wolf, Detlef ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crustal deformation; Glacial rebound; Lithospheric flexure; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; ISOSTASY; POSTGLACIAL REBOUND;

FINLAND; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0033384575     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00936.x     Document Type: Article

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