Modeling Cenozoic crustal deformation in Gorny Altai

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-114

  Babichev, A V ^a   Novikov, I S ^a   Polyansky, O P ^a   Korobeynikov, S N ^b,c  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b ENERGY SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c KOMSOMOLSK ON AMUR STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Altai; Deformation; lithospheric structure; morphotectonics; numerical modeling; plasticity

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT; GPS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SHEAR ZONE;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 59149086141     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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