Contemporary kinematics of the Upper Rhine Graben: A 3D finite element approach

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 58, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 287-309

  Buchmann, Thies J ^a,b   Connolly, Peter T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

European Cenozoic Rift System; finite element analysis; fracture potential; regime stress ratio; tectonic stresses; Upper Rhine Graben

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; FAULT SLIP; FRACTURE; GRABEN; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; KINEMATICS; RHEOLOGY; SEISMICITY; TECTONICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 34250336854     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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