Erosion and rheology controls on synrift and postrift evolution: Verifying old and new ideas using a fully coupled numerical model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B8, 2001, Pages 16461-16481

  Burov, E ^a   Poliakov, A ^b,c  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; EROSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RHEOLOGY; RIFTING; THERMOMECHANICS;

EID: 0034802879     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000433     Document Type: Article

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