Synopsis SFB 108 1 - Stress and stress release in the lithosphere

Tectonophysics

Volumn 275, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Fuchs, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Integrated studies; Lithosphere; Scales of structure; Stress; Structure

Indexed keywords

CRUST/MANTLE BOUNDARY; HETEROGENEITY; LITHOSPHERE; RIFTING; STRESS; STRESS RELEASE;

EID: 0031423033     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00013-9     Document Type: Article

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