A new inference of mantle viscosity based upon joint inversion of convection and glacial isostatic adjustment data

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 225, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 177-189

  Mitrovica, J X ^a   Forte, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convection; Glacial rebound; Mantle viscosity

Indexed keywords

DATA INVERSION; GLACIAL REBOUND; ISOSTASY; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PROCESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 4344694358     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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