Glacial isostatic adjustment observed using very long baseline interferometry and satellite laser ranging geodesy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B12, 1999, Pages 29077-29093

  Argus, Donald F ^a   Richard Peltier, W ^a   Watkins, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL REBOUND; ISOSTASY; LASER METHOD; SATELLITE; VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0033544980     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb000237     Document Type: Article

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