The elastic properties of the lithosphere beneath Scotian basin

Tectonophysics

Volumn 344, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 137-156

  Zheng, Ying ^a   Arkani Hamed, Jafar ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gravity anomaly modeling; Initiation of subduction; Rigidity of lithosphere; Scotian basin; Thermal weakening of lithosphere

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; ELASTIC PROPERTY; GRAVITY ANOMALY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; RIGIDITY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036225203     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(01)00274-8     Document Type: Article

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