Modeling the dynamic component of the geoid and topography of Venus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Pauer, M ^a,b   Fleming, Kevin ^c   Cadek O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOID; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE; MODELING; TOPOGRAPHY; VENUS; VISCOSITY;

VENUSIA;

EID: 34447259523     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002511     Document Type: Article

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