Structure and kinematics of the Indo-Burmese Wedge: Recent and fast growth of the outer wedge

Tectonics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Maurin, Thomas ^a   Rangin, Claude ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 69649085998     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008TC002276     Document Type: Article

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