Consequences of continental subduction on forearc basin and accretionary wedge deformation in SE Taiwan: Insights from analogue modeling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 466, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 377-394

  Malavieille, Jacques ^a   Trullenque, Ghislain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Analogue modeling; Continental subduction; Forearc deformation; Syn collisional orogenic basin; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELING; CONTINENTAL SUBDUCTION; FOREARC DEFORMATION; SYN-COLLISIONAL OROGENIC BASIN; TAIWAN;

BUILDINGS; CAVITY RESONATORS; DEFORMATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANOES;

TECTONICS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL ARC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DEFORMATION; FOREARC BASIN; ISLAND ARC; OROGENY; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBMARINE RIDGE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LUZON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINE SEA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 60649118005     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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