Tectonic and climatic controls on rift escarpments: Erosion and flexural rebound of the Dhofar passive margin (Gulf of Aden, Oman)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Petit, Carole ^a   Fournier, M ^a   Gunnell, Y ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOGRAPHIE PHYSIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DENUDATION; ESCARPMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MONSOON; NORMAL FAULT; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFTING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF ADEN; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 34547106921     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004554     Document Type: Article

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