Gravity constraints on the structure of the northern margin of Tunisia: Implications on the nature of the northern African Plate boundary

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 117-131

  Jallouli, Chokri ^a   Mickus, Kevin L ^b   Turki, Mohamed Moncef ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental margin; Gravity anomalies; Tectonics; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN PLATE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PLATE BOUNDARY;

TUNISIA;

EID: 0036788838     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01747.x     Document Type: Article

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