An explanation for the shape of Earth's gravity spectrum based on viscous mantle flow models

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 15-1-15-4

  Steinberger, Bernhard ^a   Holme, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; EARTH (PLANET); GRAVITATION; VISCOSITY;

VISCOUS MANTLE FLOW;

GEOPHYSICS;

GRAVITY; MANTLE CONVECTION; SHAPE; SPECTRUM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0036870753     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015476     Document Type: Article

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