Mesozoic spreading kinematics: Consequences for Cenozoic Central and Western Mediterranean subduction

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 804-816

  Capitanio, F A ^a   Goes, S ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lithosphere; Mediterranean; Plate motions; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SPREADING CENTER; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 33745968434     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02892.x     Document Type: Article

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