Near-surface diagnostics of dripping or delaminating lithosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Göǧüş, Oǧuz H ^a   Pysklywec, Russell N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DELAMINATION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; P-T-T PATH; SUBSIDENCE; UPLIFT;

EID: 58549098925     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005123     Document Type: Article

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