Spatial variability of tidal gravity anomalies and its correlation with the effective elastic thickness of the lithosphere

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 81-90

  Shukowsky, Wladimir ^a   Mantovani, Marta S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Earth tide; Flexural rigidity; Gravity anomaly; Lithosphere; Tectonic plate

Indexed keywords

EARTH TIDE; GRAVITY ANOMALY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; PLATE MOTION;

EID: 0033529356     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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