Tectonic microplates in a wax model of sea-floor spreading

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Katz, Richard F ^a   Ragnarsson, Rolf ^b   Bodenschatz, Eberhard ^b,c  

^a Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^b Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Cornell Center for Materials Research   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF ORGANIZATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECURSORS; PSEUDOFAULT GEOMETRY; SEA-FLOOR SPREADING; TECTONIC MICROPLATES;

EARTH (PLANET); FUNCTIONS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; VELOCITY;

TECTONICS;

EID: 23244445530     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: 13672630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/7/1/037     Document Type: Article

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