Effect of plastic-viscous layering and strain softening on mode selection during lithospheric extension

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Huismans, Ritske S ^a   Buiter, Susanne J H ^a,b   Beaumont, Christopher ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; STRAIN;

EID: 19844374948     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003114     Document Type: Article

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