The use of Gaussian trend surfaces for modelling glacio-isostatic crustal rebound

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-179

  Fretwell, P ^a   Peterson, I R ^a   Smith, D E ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN METHOD; GLACIAL REBOUND; GLACIOISOSTASY; NUMERICAL METHOD; POSTGLACIAL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 14844338486     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg40020175     Document Type: Article

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