Surface processes versus kinematics of thrust belts: Impact on rate of erosion, sidementation, and exhumatics - Insights from analogue models

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-314

  Bonnet, Cécile ^a   Malavieille, Jacques ^b   Mosar, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Alpine orogenic wedge; Analogue modelling; Material trajectories; Surface processes; Uplift Exhumation

Indexed keywords

EXHUMATION; KINEMATICS; MORPHOLOGY; OROGENY; SEDIMENTATION; THRUST; UNDERPLATING; UPLIFT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MOLASSE BASIN;

EID: 46949095271     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.3.297     Document Type: Article

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