A new analytical solution estimating the flexural rigidity in the Central Andes

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 789-794

  Wienecke, S ^a,d,e   Braitenberg, C ^b   Gotze H J ^c,d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crust; Depth of compensation; Gravity; Isostasy; Moho discontinuity

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; FAULT ZONE; FLEXURE; GRAVITY SURVEY; ISOSTASY; RIGIDITY; TECTONIC SETTING; TOPOGRAPHY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34250178114     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03396.x     Document Type: Article

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