Generation and maintenance of pore pressure excess in a dehydrating system 2. Theoretical analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B1, 1997, Pages 841-852

  Wong, Teng Fong ^a   Ko, Suz Chung ^b   Olgaard, David L ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; HYDRAULIC TRANSPORT; METAMORPHISM; PORE PRESSURE;

EID: 0030789973     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02484     Document Type: Article

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