Lateral viscosity variations beneath Antarctica and their implications on regional rebound motions and seismotectonics

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-181

  Kaufmann, Georg ^a   Wu, Patrick ^b   Ivins, Erik R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic Ice Sheet; Faulting; Glacial isostatic adjustment; Present day motions

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; GLACIAL REBOUND; ICE SHEET; ISOSTASY; SEISMOTECTONICS; VISCOSITY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WORLD;

EID: 11944274597     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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