Gravity synclines

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B9, 2000, Pages 21819-21833

  Carena, Sara ^a   Borgia, Andrea ^b,e   Pasquarè, Giorgio ^c   Battaglia, Aldo ^c   Ferraris, Mauro ^c   Martelli, Luca ^d,f   De Nardo, M Teresa ^d,f  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Public Health Service   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^f Ufficio Geologico   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLDING; GRAVITY; SYNCLINE;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 0034633217     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900206     Document Type: Article

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