Gravity above subduction zones and forces controlling plate motions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Krien, Y ^a   Fleitout, L ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; GEOID; GRAVITY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 56449084319     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005270     Document Type: Article

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