The evolution of the Calabrian Arc: Evidence from paleomagnetic and GPS observations

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 263, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 259-274

  Mattei, M ^a   Cifelli, F ^a   D'Agostino, N ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calabrian Arc; GPS; paleomagnetism; subduction

Indexed keywords

BACK-ARC OPENING; PALEOMAGNETISM; SUBDUCTION;

GEOMAGNETISM; GEOPHYSICS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GPS; NEOGENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLEISTOCENE; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC ROTATION;

CALABRIAN ARC; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 35648994960     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.08.034     Document Type: Article

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