Sandbox model simulation of forearc evolution and noncritical wedges

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 11329-11339

  Wang, Wei Hau ^a,b   Davis, Dan M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX; CRITICAL WEDGE THEORY; FOREARC; RETROWEDGE; SANDBOX MODEL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 0344543187     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00101     Document Type: Article

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