Material transfer in accretionary wedges from analysis of a systematic series of analog experiments

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 407-416

  Gutscher, Marc André ^a   Kukowski, Nina ^a   Malavieille, Jacques ^b   Lallemand, Serge ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EROSION; FRICTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ACCRETIONARY WEDGES; BASAL FRICTION; CRITICAL WEDGE THEORY; SUBDUCTION WINDOW;

TECTONICS;

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; BASAL FRICTION; COVERGENT MARGIN; MATERIAL FLUX; SEDIMENT THICKNESS;

EID: 0032052846     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00096-5     Document Type: Article

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