Mining-induced crustal deformation in northwest Germany: Modelling the rheological structure of the lithosphere

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 147, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 107-123

  Klein, Annette ^a   Jacoby, Wolfgang ^a   Smilde, Peter ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crust; Lithosphere; Models; Rheology; Uplifts

Indexed keywords

COAL MINING; CRUST; CRUSTAL; DEFORMATION; LITHOSPHERE; MINING INDUCED DEFORMATION; RHEOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE; UPLIFT;

EID: 0030884226     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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