Crustal structure of the Main Ethiopian Rift from gravity data: 3-dimensional modeling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 313, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 363-382

  Mahatsente, R ^a   Jentzsch, G ^b   Jahr, T ^b  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 dimensional gravity modeling; Bouguer anomaly; Intrusion; Main Ethiopian Rift; Wonji Fault Belt

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THINNING; GRABEN; GRAVITY SURVEY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; RIFT ZONE;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0033506841     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00213-9     Document Type: Article

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