Foredeep basins: The main features and model of formation

Tectonophysics

Volumn 307, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 345-359

  Mikhailov, Valentine O ^a   P Timoshkina, Elena ^a   Polino, Riccardo ^b  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b Ctro Studi Sulla Geodinamica D   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basin modelling; Foredeep formation; Small scale convection; The Great Caucasus

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; FOREDEEP; SUBSIDENCE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033617901     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00052-9     Document Type: Article

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