Inversion of a symmetric basin: Insights from a comparison between analogue and numerical experiments

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 253, Issue , 2006, Pages 253-270

  Panien, M ^a   Buiter, Susanne J H ^b   Schreurs, G ^a   Pfiffner, O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33646426629     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.253.01.13     Document Type: Article

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