Dynamic modelling of passive margin salt tectonics: Effects of water loading, sediment properties and sedimentation patterns

Basin Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-402

  Gemmer, Lykke ^a,b   Beaumont, Christopher ^a   Ings, Steven J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPIR; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PASSIVE MARGIN; SALT TECTONICS; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 29144513137     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2005.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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