Long-term elasticity in the continental lithosphere; modelling the Aden Ridge propagation and the Anatolian extrusion process

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-132

  Hubert Ferrari, Aurélia ^a   King, Geoffrey ^b   Manighetti, Isabelle ^b   Armijo, Rolando ^b   Meyer, Bertrand ^b   Tapponnier, Paul ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Anatolian Fault; Continental deformation; Fault propagation; Gulf of Aden

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; ELASTICITY; FAULT PROPAGATION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ARABIAN SEA; RED SEA;

EID: 0037390540     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01872.x     Document Type: Article

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