Rheology and seismotectonic regime in the northern central Mediterranean

Tectonophysics

Volumn 270, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 239-257

  Pasquale, V ^a   Verdoya, M ^a   Chiozzi, P ^a   Ranalli, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat flux; Mediterranean; Overthrusting; Rheology; Seismotectonics; Stretching

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SUBDUCTION; THRUST FAULTING;

FRANCE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0030761282     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00211-9     Document Type: Article

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