Some thoughts on the stability of cratonic lithosphere: Effects of buoyancy and viscosity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B6, 1999, Pages 12747-12758

  Lenardic, A ^a   Moresi, L N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CRATON; LITHOSPHERE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 2542473405     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900035     Document Type: Article

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