Lithospheric structure of a nascent spreading ridge inferred from gravity data: The western Gulf of Aden

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B11, 2001, Pages 26345-26363

  Hébert, Hélène ^a   Deplus, Christine ^a   Huchon, Philippe ^b,c,f   Khanbari, Khaled ^b,d   Audin, Laurence ^a,e  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^d SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OCEANIC CRUST; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OD ADEN;

EID: 0035194670     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900391     Document Type: Article

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