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Yang, An, Watts, A.B., Zhong, Shijie (2025) The relationship between gravity anomalies and topography in the Pacific Ocean and its implications for flexural isostasy, mantle viscosity and dynamics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 655. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119246

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TitleThe relationship between gravity anomalies and topography in the Pacific Ocean and its implications for flexural isostasy, mantle viscosity and dynamics
JournalEarth and Planetary Science Letters
AuthorsYang, AnAuthor
Watts, A.B.Author
Zhong, ShijieAuthor
Year2025 (April)Volume655
PublisherElsevier BV
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Full ReferenceYang, An, Watts, A.B., Zhong, Shijie (2025) The relationship between gravity anomalies and topography in the Pacific Ocean and its implications for flexural isostasy, mantle viscosity and dynamics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 655. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119246
Plain TextYang, An, Watts, A.B., Zhong, Shijie (2025) The relationship between gravity anomalies and topography in the Pacific Ocean and its implications for flexural isostasy, mantle viscosity and dynamics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 655. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119246
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