Dynamics of continental deformation in Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Vergnolle, Mathilde ^a,b   Calais, E ^c   Dong, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EURASIAN PLATE; FAULT ZONE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MODELING; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN RATE; SUBDUCTION; VISCOUS FLOW;

ALTAY; ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH ASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 38449106441     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004807     Document Type: Article

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