Orientation of absolute African plate motion revealed by tomomorphometric analysis of the Ethiopian dome

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1147-1149

  Collet, B ^a   Parrot, J F ^a   Taud, H ^a  

^a Department Géotectonique ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SURVEYING; THERMAL PLUMES;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GULF OF ADEN; HORIZONTAL SLICES; MANTLE PLUME; PALEOGENE; PLATE MOTIONS; RED SEA;

DOMES;

PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

AFRICA;

EID: 84879888532     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<1147:OOAAPM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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