On the role of heat flow, lithosphere thickness and lithosphere density on gravitational potential stresses

Tectonophysics

Volumn 425, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 83-99

  Pascal, Christophe ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical depletion; Geoid; Geotherm; Lithosphere buoyancy; Potential energy

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRAVITY; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33748763629     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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