Effect of lateral viscosity variations in the top 300 km on the geoid and dynamic topography

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 566-580

  Cadek O ^a   Fleitout, L ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Asthenosphere; Geoid; Inversion; Lateral heterogeneity; Lithosphere; Mantle viscosity

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; GEOID; GRAVITY; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE CONVECTION; PLATE MOTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0037342741     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01859.x     Document Type: Article

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