Geophysical signature of geological units inferred from the analysis of geoid maps in cameroon and its surroundings

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Kamguia, J ^a,b   Nouayou, R ^b   Tabod, C T ^b   Tadjou, J M ^a,b   Manguelle Dicoum, E ^b   Kande, H L ^a,b  

^a National Institute of Cartography (NIC) Cameroon   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Filtering; Geoid; Global geopotential model; Limiting depth; Regional geology; Residual geoid features

Indexed keywords

CONTOUR MAP; GEODESY; GEODYNAMICS; GEOID; GEOPOTENTIAL; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONAL GEOLOGY;

CAMEROON; MAMFE BASIN; SUD OUEST PROVINCE;

EID: 77958550849     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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