Deep structure and mechanical behavior of the lithosphere in the Hangai-Hövsgöl region, Mongolia: New constraints from gravity modeling

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 197, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 133-149

  Petit, Carole ^a   Déverchère, Jacques ^b   Calais, Eric ^e   San'kov, Vladimir ^c   Fairhead, Derek ^d  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH S CRUST   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexure; Gravity methods; Hangay mountains; Mongolia; Topography; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CENOZOIC; GRAVITY SURVEY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TOPOGRAPHY; UPPER MANTLE;

MONGOLIA;

EID: 0036090705     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00470-3     Document Type: Article

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