Erosional processes as a control on the structural evolution of an actively deforming fold and thrust belt: An example from the Pamir-Tien Shan region, central Asia

Tectonics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 810-822

  Pavlis, Terry L ^a   Hamburger, Michael W ^b   Pavlis, Gary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELT CONVEYORS; BUDGET CONTROL; DEFORMATION; EROSION; PILES; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

DEFORMATION FRONT; EROSIONAL PROCESS; FLUVIAL TRANSPORT; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS; MASS BALANCE CONSIDERATIONS; SEDIMENT BUDGETS; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TECTONIC TRANSPORT;

TECTONICS;

DEFORMATION; EROSION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; NEOTECTONICS; OROGENIC BELT; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION;

ASIA, PAMIR; ASIA, TIEN SHAN;

EID: 0031408729     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97TC01414     Document Type: Article

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