Dynamics of continental rift propagation: The end-member modes

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 229, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 247-258

  Van Wijk, J W ^a   Blackman, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Gulf of Aden; Laptev margin; Lithosphere extension; Rift propagation; Transfer zone

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL RIFTING; LITHOSPHERE; RIFT PROPAGATION; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

COASTAL ZONES; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR WAVES;

TECTONICS;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RIFTING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRANSFER ZONE;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF ADEN; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 11944249400     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.10.039     Document Type: Article

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