The effect of décollement dip on geometry and kinematics of model accretionary wedges

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1445-1450

  Koyi, Hemin A ^a   Vendeville, Bruno C ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedges; Basal friction; D collement dip; Sand box models

Indexed keywords

FRICTIONAL PARAMETERS;

FRICTION; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; DECOLLEMENT; DEFORMATION; MODELING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

EID: 0037668419     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00202-X     Document Type: Article

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