Channel flow and the development of parallel-dipping normal faults

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Nagel, Thorsten J ^a   Buck, W Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; BRITTLE MEDIUM; DISPLACEMENT; FAULTING; NORMAL FAULT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 33847186614     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004000     Document Type: Article

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