Global prediction of abyssal hill root-mean-square heights from small-scale altimetric gravity variability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Goff, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL HILL; ALGORITHM; GEODESY; GRAVITY FIELD; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; PREDICTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

EID: 78650451174     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007867     Document Type: Article

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