Regional gravity analysis of the crustal structure of Tunisia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-78

  Jallouli, Chokri ^a   Mickus, Kevin ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN FILL; BOUGUER ANOMALY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY SURVEY;

TUNISIA;

EID: 0034093544     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00008-7     Document Type: Article

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