Three-dimensional numerical modeling of slip rate variations on normal and thrust fault arrays during ice cap growth and melting

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Hampel, Andrea ^a   Hetzel, Ralf ^b   Maniatis, Georgios ^a   Karow, Tobias ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DEGLACIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ICE CAP; ICE RETREAT; MELTING; NORMAL FAULT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SLIP RATE; STRESS FIELD; THRUST FAULT;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 72749086058     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006113     Document Type: Article

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