Surface gravitational field and topography changes induced by the Earth's fluid core motions

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 386-392

  Greff Lefftz, M ^a   Pais, M A ^b   Le Mouel J L ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Core mantle boundary (CMB) flows; Elasto gravitational deformation; Geostrophic pressure

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; GEODESY; GRAVITY FIELD; PRESSURE FIELD; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 10644240633     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-004-0418-x     Document Type: Article

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