Lithospheric scale folding: Numerical modelling and application to the Himalayan syntaxes

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 190-200

  Burg, J P ^a   Podladchikov, Yu ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Folding; Himalaya; Intermontane basins; Modelling; Pakistan; Syntaxes

Indexed keywords

FOLDING; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; OROGENY;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0033381226     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050259     Document Type: Article

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