Crustal deformation due to Alaska-Yakutat collision

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 38-47

  Soofi, M A ^a   Wu, P ^b  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska Yakutat collision; Finite element modeling; Lithospheric deformation; Oblique convergence; Thin viscous sheet model; Transpression

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OBLIQUE FAULT; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE; THRUST; TRANSPRESSION;

ALASKA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46149094136     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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