Morphotectonic characterization of major bathymetric lineaments in Gulf of Cadiz (Africa-Iberia plate boundary): Insights from analogue modelling experiments

Marine Geology

Volumn 261, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 33-47

  Rosas, F M ^a   Duarte, J C ^a,b   Terrinha, P ^b   Valadares, V ^b   Matias, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

analogue modelling; dextral wrenching; Gulf of Cadiz; low angle transpression; morphotectonic lineaments; seismotectonic interpretation

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELLING; DEXTRAL WRENCHING; GULF OF CADIZ; LOW-ANGLE TRANSPRESSION; MORPHOTECTONIC LINEAMENTS; SEISMOTECTONIC INTERPRETATION;

BATHYMETRY; GAGES; KINEMATICS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AFRICAN PLATE; BATHYMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARINE SEDIMENT; MODELING; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEAFLOOR; TECTONICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF CADIZ; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349125472     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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