Slab detachment in continental collision zones: An analysis of controlling parameters

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2095-2098

  Ton, S Y M Wong A ^a   Wortel, M J R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RHEOLOGY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONTINENTAL COLLISIONS; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTROLLING PARAMETERS; OCEANIC SUBDUCTION; SLAB BREAK-OFF; SLAB DETACHMENT; STRESS FIELD; TIME DEPENDENT;

TECTONICS;

BREAKOFF DEPTHS; CONTINENTAL COLLISION ZONES; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; OCEANIC SUBDUCTION; SLAB DETACHMENT;

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; LITHOSPHERE; RHEOLOGY; SLAB DETACHMENT; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 0031200887     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97gl01939     Document Type: Article

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