A modelling study of vertical surface displacements at convergent plate margins

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 415-427

  Buiter, Susanne J H ^a,b   Govers, Rob ^a   Wortel, M J R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active margin; Finite element method; Subduction; Subsidence; Uplift

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; MODELING; PLATE BOUNDARY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0034767975     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2001.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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