Crustal thickness (Globig et al, 2016)
Suggested citation
Globig, J., M.Fernàndez, M.Torne, J.Vergés, A.Robert, and C.Faccenna (2016), New insights into the crust and lithospheric mantle structure of Africa from elevation, geoid, and thermal analysis, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 121, 5389–5424, doi:10.1002/2016JB012972.
Date or time period of observation
2016
Geographic coverage
Spatial Resolution
1 arc-min
Cautions
Users should be highly aware of unit variances across these layers when performing spatial calculations or raster math. Sediment models are provided in both meters and kilometers depending on the source, while the deep-earth regional models (Crust, Lithosphere) are strictly in kilometers