Repeated absolute gravity measurements for monitoring slow intraplate vertical deformation in western Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Van Camp, Michel ^a,b   De Viron, Olivier ^b   Scherneck, Hans Georg ^c   Hinzen, Klaus Gnter ^d   Williams, Simon D P ^e   Lecocq, Thomas ^a   Quinif, Yves ^f   Camelbeeck, Thierry ^a  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GRAVIMETRY; GROUND MOVEMENT; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

ARDENNES [WESTERN EUROPE]; BELGIUM; OSTEND; RUR VALLEY; WEST FLANDERS;

EID: 80051613705     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB008174     Document Type: Article

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