Mantle flow mechanisms of epeirogeny and their possible role in the evolution of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1535-1548

  Pysklywec, R N ^a,b   Mitrovica, J X ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOODS; HEAT CONVECTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EPEIROGENY;

FLOW PATTERNS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; LITHOPROBE; MANTLE PROCESS; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

CANADA;

EID: 0034319070     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e00-057     Document Type: Article

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