The geodynamical evolution of the Northern Apennines chain(Central Italy): An exploring numerical model

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 327-341

  Pauselli, Cristina ^a   Federico, Costanzo ^a   Braun, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geodynamical evolution; Northern Apennines; Numerical modeling; Temperature field

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; THERMOMECHANICS;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 1642568783     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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