Three-dimensional kinematic modeling of reversible fault and fold development

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1691-1704

  Gibergues, Natacha ^a   Thibaut, Muriel ^a   Gratier, Jean Pierre ^b,c  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; RESTORATION;

DISCRETIZATION PROCESS; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MECHANICAL CONSTRAINTS; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION; TECTONIC DEFORMATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

FAULTING;

ALGORITHM; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EROSION RATE; EXPLORATION; FOLD BELT; KINEMATICS; PARAMETERIZATION; REVERSE FAULT; SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 76249115441     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06010908130     Document Type: Article

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