Analogue modelling of the interaction between tectonics, erosion and sedimentation in foreland thrust belts

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 340, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 324-333

  Graveleau, Fabien ^a   Dominguez, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Climate; Erosion; Piedmont; Relief; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EROSION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FORELAND BASIN; MODELING; MORPHOSTRUCTURE; PIEDMONT; SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SYNTECTONIC SEDIMENT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 41249086216     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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