Sardinia coastal uplift and volcanism

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 166, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 1369-1402

  Mariani, Patrizia ^a   Braitenberg, Carla ^a   Antonioli, Fabrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lithospheric flexure; Sardinia; Tyrrhenian notch; Vertical crustal movements; Volcanic intrusion

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; EUSTACY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; UPLIFT; VOLCANISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 69249217693     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-009-0504-3     Document Type: Review

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