Syn-convergent exhumation and lateral extrusion in continental collision zones - Insights from three-dimensional numerical models

Tectonophysics

Volumn 382, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-29

  Seyferth, M ^a   Henk, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collision tectonics; Exhumation; Lateral extrusion; Numerical models; Tectonic escape

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 1942507441     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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