Gravity Measurements on HMS Acheron in South Atlantic and Indian Oceans

Research Article| September 01, 1962 GRAVITY MEASUREMENTS ON HMS ACHERON IN SOUTH ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEANS MANIK TALWANI MANIK TALWANI LAMONT GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, PALISADES, N.Y. LAMONT GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY CONTRIBUTION No. 563 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information MANIK TALWANI LAMONT GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, PALISADES, N.Y. LAMONT GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY CONTRIBUTION No. 563 Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 28 Feb 1962 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1962, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1962) 73 (9): 1171–1182. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1962)73[1171:GMOHAI]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 28 Feb 1962 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation MANIK TALWANI; GRAVITY MEASUREMENTS ON HMS ACHERON IN SOUTH ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEANS. GSA Bulletin 1962;; 73 (9): 1171–1182. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1962)73[1171:GMOHAI]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract About 40 gravity observations were made by means of the Vening Meinesz pendulum apparatus aboard the British submarine HMS ACHERON in 1959. Features over which the gravity measurements were made included the Walvis Ridge, the continental margin off Capetown, the Mozambique Channel, and the seismically active Mid-Indian Ridge. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.