Two-dimensional and three-dimensional finite element modelling of mantle processes beneath central South Island, New Zealand

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1003-1028

  Liu, Zhen ^a   Bird, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central South Island; Finite element modelling; Mantle convection; Neotectonics; New Zealand; Orogeny

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LITHOSPHERE; NEOTECTONICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; TELESEISMIC WAVE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 33745956836     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02930.x     Document Type: Article

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