Evolutionary model for the Taiwan collision based on physical modelling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 274, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 253-274

  Chemenda, A I ^a   Yang, R K ^b   Hsieh, C H ^b   Groholsky, A L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Arc continent collision; Continenetal subduction; Geodynamics; Lithospheric deformation; Orogenesis; Physical modelling; Volcanic arc

Indexed keywords

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; ARC/CONTINENT COLLISION; COLLISION; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOSPHERE; LITHOSPHERIC DEFORMATION; MODELLING; PHYSICAL MODELLING; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TECTONOPHYSICS;

JAPAN, RYUKYU ISLANDS; LUZON STRAIT; PHILIPPINES, LUZON; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030693934     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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