Rotational stability of dynamic planets with elastic lithospheres

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Matsuyama, I ^a,b   Mitrovica, J X ^a   Manga, M ^c   Perron, J T ^c   Richards, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERE; PLANETARY PHENOMENA;

EID: 33645645327     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002447     Document Type: Article

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