Gravity anomalies and crustal structure at the southeast Greenland margin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B5, 2001, Pages 8853-8870

  Korenaga, Jun ^a   Holbrook, W Steven ^b   Detrick, Robert S ^c   Kelemen, Peter B ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY ANOMALY; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTHEAST GREENLAND MARGIN;

EID: 0034962901     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900416     Document Type: Article

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