Physical analog modeling of pull-apart basin evolution

Tectonophysics

Volumn 285, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 21-40

  Rahe, Bret ^a,c   Ferrill, David A ^a   Morris, Alan P ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical models; Pull apart basins; Scale models; Strike slip faults; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; TECTONICS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; PULL APART BASIN;

EID: 0031804702     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00193-5     Document Type: Article

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