Linear elastic fracture mechanics explains the past and present evolution of the Aegean

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 85-95

  Armijo, Rolando ^a   Flerit, Frédéric ^a   King, Geoffrey ^a   Meyer, Bertrand ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aegean; Elasto plastic lithosphere; Fracture mechanics; GPS modelling; North Anatolian Fault; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAULT PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GPS; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0346335827     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00590-9     Document Type: Article

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