Regional isostatic gravity anomalies and mantle plumes in southern east Siberia (Russia) and Central Mongolia

Geologiya i Geofizika

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1248-1258

  Zorin, Yu A ^a   Turutanov, E Kh ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Distribution of compensating mass; Isostatic gravity anomalies; Mantle plumes; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic velocities; Volcanics

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ASTHENOSPHERE; AZIMUTH; COMPENSATION; GRAVITY ANOMALY; ISOSTASY; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE PLUME; MOHO; SEISMIC DATA;

ASIA; BAIKAL RIFT ZONE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA;

EID: 33747643486     PISSN: 00167886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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