The crustal structure of the Eastern Alps from a combination of 3D gravity modelling and isostatic investigations

Tectonophysics

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 89-104

  Ebbing, J ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density structure; Eastern Alps; Flexural rigidity; Gravity; Isostasy

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; FLEXURE; GRAVITY SURVEY; ISOSTASY; RIGIDITY;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1442264984     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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