The gravity and isostatic Moho undulations in Qinghai-Tibet plateau

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 489-505

  Braitenberg, C ^a   Zadro, M ^a   Fang, J ^b   Wang, Y ^b   Hsu, H T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DEPTH; EARTH; GRAVITY; MODEL; SEISMOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY SURVEY; ISOSTASY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MOHO;

CHINA;

EID: 0033944570     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(00)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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