Mapping the crust-mantle boundary beneath afar depression

Gondwana Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 855-861

  Mammo, Tilahun ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Admittance; Afar; Gravity; Isostacy; Moho

Indexed keywords

CRUST-MANTLE BOUNDARY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY FIELD; MANTLE UPWELLING; MOHO; TOPOGRAPHY;

HORN OF AFRICA;

EID: 3242770418     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)71069-8     Document Type: Article

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