Growth of continental plateaus by channel injection: Models designed to address constraints and thermomechanical consistency

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 268, Issue , 2006, Pages 147-164

  Medvedev, Sergeim ^a,b,c   Beaumont, Chris ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMOMECHANICS; TRANSITION ZONE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33847409198     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.268.01.06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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