Anatomy of an escape tectonic zone: Western Irian Jaya (Indonesia)

Tectonics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1-1-1-16

  Pubellier, Manuel ^a   Ego, Frédéric ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Escape tectonics; Geodynamics; Irian jaya; Radar images; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GIS; SEISMICITY; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TECTONIC SETTING;

INDONESIA; IRIAN JAYA;

EID: 0036705852     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001TC901038     Document Type: Article

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