Lithospheric thickness inferred from Australian post-glacial sea-level change: The influence of a ductile crustal zone

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Kendall, R ^a   Mitrovica, J X ^a   Sabadini, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; GLACIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

SEA-LEVEL VARIATIONS;

GEOPHYSICS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HOLOCENE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; POSTGLACIAL REBOUND; RHEOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042239288     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017022     Document Type: Article

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