Models of isostatic and dynamic topography, geoid anomalies, and their uncertainties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B12, 2000, Pages 28199-28209

  Panasyuk, Svetlana V ^a   Hager, Bradford H ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; GEOID; ISOSTASY; MANTLE PROCESS; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034471325     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900249     Document Type: Article

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