Tectonic variation in the Dniepr-Donets Basin from automated modelling of backstripped subsidence curves

Tectonophysics

Volumn 268, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 257-280

  Van Wees, J D ^a   Stephenson, R A ^a   Stovba, S M ^b   Shymanovskyi, V A ^c  

^a Netherlands Research School of Sedimentary Geology (NSG)   (Netherlands)

^b Ukrgeofyzika   (Ukraine)

^c TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Automated modelling; Backstripping; Dniepr Donets Basin; East European Craton; Subsidence analysis

Indexed keywords

BACKSTRIPPING; BASIN FORMATION; CARBONIFEROUS; DEVONIAN; RIFTING; SUBSIDENCE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, DNIEPR-DONETS BASIN; UKRAINE, DNIEPR-DONETS BASIN;

EID: 0030389985     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00233-8     Document Type: Article

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