Numerical modeling of simultaneous extension and compression: The Valencia trough (western Mediterranean)

Tectonics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 361-374

  Negredo, A ^a,b   Fernandez M ^c,f   Torne M ^c,f   Doglioni, C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; VALENCIA TROUGH;

EID: 0344223330     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998TC900026     Document Type: Article

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