Tectonic pattern of South America inferred from tidal gravity anomalies

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 91-98

  Mantovani, Marta S M ^a   Shukowsky, Wladimir ^a   De Freitas, Silvio R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0033529359     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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