A comparison of two spectral approaches for computing the Earth response to surface loads

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 282-298

  Le Meur, E ^a   Hindmarsh, R C A ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deformation; Earth models; Load Love numbers; Surface loads

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; LOADING;

EID: 0034121598     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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