Effective elastic thicknesses of the lithosphere in the Central Iberian Peninsula from heat flow: Implications for the rheology of the continental lithospheric mantle

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 500-509

  Ruiz, Javier ^a   Gomez Ortiz, David ^b   Tejero, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continental lithosphere; Effective elastic thickness; Heat flow; Iberian Peninsula; Rheology

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; ELASTIC PROPERTY; HEAT FLOW; MANTLE; RHEOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646508106     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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