Reply to comment by L. Michard et al. on "The ultimate arc: Differential displacements, oroclinal bending, and vertical axis rotation in the External Betic-Rif arc"

Tectonics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-2

  Platt, John P ^a,b   Allerton, S ^c   Kirker, A ^c   Mandeville, C ^c   Mayfield, A ^a   Platzman, E S ^a   Rimi, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Institut Scientifique   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; TECTONICS;

AFRICA; BETIC CORDILLERA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; RIF; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 19844381622     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004TC001757     Document Type: Article

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