Exhumation of Greater Himalayan rock along the main central thrust in Nepal: Implications for channel flow

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 268, Issue , 2006, Pages 255-267

  Robinson, D M ^a   Pearson, O N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; EXHUMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; THRUST;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33847384907     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.268.01.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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