Isostasy of Africa

Bouguer gravity anomaly and topography data have been used to estimate the effective elastic thickness, Te, of the African lithosphere. The highest values (Te > 100 km) correlate with relatively old Archaean cratonic regions and the lowest (0 < Te < 10) with younger late Palaeoz...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hartley, R, Watts, A, Fairhead, J
Format: Journal article
Published: 1996