Pyrenean orogeny and plate kinematics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Sibuet, Jean Claude ^a   Srivastava, Shiri P ^b   Spakman, Wim ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Pyrenean evolution; Seismic data; Tomography

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE MOTION; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBDUCTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES; WORLD;

EID: 7044223160     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002514     Document Type: Article

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