Gravity analysis offshore the Canary Islands from a systematic survey

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 113-127

  Carbo A ^a   Munoz Martin A ^a   Llanes, P ^a   Alvarez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bouguer anomaly; Canary Islands; Free air anomaly; Geodynamics; Gradient zone; Marine gravity

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; VOLCANOES;

EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (EEZ); GRAVITY ANALYSIS; GRAVITY DATA; OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH;

GRAVITATION;

BOUGUER ANOMALY; GEODYNAMICS; GRAVITY SURVEY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 23344440174     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-004-1336-2     Document Type: Article

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