Isostatic rebound following the Alpine deglaciation: Impact on the sea level variations and vertical movements in the Mediterranean region

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 137-147

  Stocchi, P ^a   Spada, G ^a   Cianetti, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine glacier; Glacial rebound; Mantle viscosity; Sea level variations

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL REBOUND; HOLOCENE; MANTLE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UPLIFT; VISCOSITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 21644446444     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02653.x     Document Type: Article

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