Sediment thickness and crustal structure of offshore western New Zealand from 3D gravity modelling

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 243-255

  Wood, R ^a   Woodward, D ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Challenger Plateau; Gravity modelling; Lord Howe Rise; New Caledonia Basin; Satellite gravity; Tasman Sea; West Norfolk Ridge

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MOHO; SATELLITE DATA; SEDIMENT THICKNESS;

CHALLENGER PLATEAU; LORD HOWE RISE; NEW CALEDONIA BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; TASMAN SEA; WEST NORFOLK RIDGE;

EID: 0036067663     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2002.9514971     Document Type: Article

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