On the effect of a low viscosity asthenosphere on the temporal change of the geoid - A challenge for future gravity missions

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 493-511

  Marquart, Gabriele ^a   Steinberger, Bernhard ^b   Niehuus, Karen ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology   (Japan)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geoid; Geoid anomalies; GRACE satellite mission; Mantle dynamics; Mantle viscosity

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; GEOID; GRAVITY FIELD; MANTLE CONVECTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 27244456486     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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