Lithosphere density model in Italy: No hint for slab pull

Terra Nova

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 292-299

  Brandmayr, Enrico ^a   Marson, Iginio ^a,b   Romanelli, Fabio ^a,c   Panza, Giuliano Francesco ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^c ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GEODYNAMICS; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION; SURFACE WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ITALY;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 80052628170     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2011.01012.x     Document Type: Article

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