Isostatic geoid anomalies over mid-plate swells in the Central North Atlantic

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-50

  Grevemeyer, Ingo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKENING; GEOID; HOT SPOT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; OCEANIC CRUST; SWELL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0344563481     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(98)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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