Earth's gravitational field: Seismic tomography resolves the enigma of the Laurentian Anomaly

W. R. Peltier; A. M. Forte; J. X. Mitrovica; A. M. Dziewonski

doi:10.1029/92GL01701

Earth's gravitational field: Seismic tomography resolves the enigma of the Laurentian Anomaly

W. R. Peltier
, A. M. Forte
, J. X. Mitrovica
, A. M. Dziewonski

Department of Physics
University of Toronto
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

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We demonstrate that the negative free air gravity anomaly over Hudson Bay is not due to glacial isostatic disequilibrium but rather to the influence of large scale mantle convection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1555-1558
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	19
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/92GL01701
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1992
Externally published	Yes

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