Numerical simulation of rifting in the northern Viking Graben: The mutual effect of modelling parameters

Tectonophysics

Volumn 382, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 189-212

  Fjeldskaar, W ^a   ter Voorde, M ^b   Johansen, H ^c   Christiansson, P ^d   Faleide, J I ^d   Cloetingh, S A P L ^b  

^a RF Rogaland Research   (Norway)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c University of Oslo ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Geohistory; Intra plate stress; Necking; Phase boundary migration; Rifting; Sedimentary basin

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; GRABEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIFTING; TECTONOPHYSICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; VIKING GRABEN;

EID: 16544379444     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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