Effects of loads in the upper crust on estimates of the elastic thickness of the lithosphere

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 291-299

  Banks, R J ^a   Francis, S C ^a   Hipkin, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexure; Gravity anomalies; Isostasy; Lithospheric; Topography

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ELASTICITY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOADING; UPPER CRUST;

EID: 0035075090     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0956-540x.2001.01380.x     Document Type: Article

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