Finite amplitude folding: Transition from exponential to layer length controlled growth

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 363-377

  Schmalholz, Stefan M ^a   Podladchikov, Yuri Yu ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Folds; Strain; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

FOLDING; STRAIN; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0033940720     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00116-3     Document Type: Article

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