Three-dimensional modelling of crustal motions caused by subduction and continental convergence in the central mediterranean

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 261-274

  Negredo, Ana Maria ^a,d   Sabadini, Roberto ^a   Bianco, Giuseppe ^b   Fernandez, Manel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

3 D modelling; Central Mediterranean; Convergence; Deformation rate; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; MODELING; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0032935105     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00726.x     Document Type: Article

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