Slab residual gravity anomaly: Gravity reduction due to subducting plates beneath the Japanese Islands

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 497-514

  Furuse, N ^a   Kono, Y ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; GRAVITY ANOMALY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0142009568     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(03)00062-0     Document Type: Article

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