Flow trajectories in analogue viscous orogenic wedges: Insights on natural orogens

Tectonophysics

Volumn 484, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 119-126

  Lujan M ^a   Rossetti, F ^b   Storti, F ^b   Ranalli, G ^c   A Socquet, ^d  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Backstop configuration; Orogenic wedges

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELLING; AXIAL REGIONS; BULK DEFORMATION; CONVERGENCE VELOCITY; DIP ANGLE; DUCTILE FLOW; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; OROGENIC WEDGE; OROGENS; SHEAR ZONE; THERMO-MECHANICAL;

PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS;

EXTRUSION;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; EXHUMATION; FORELAND BASIN; MODELING; OROGENY; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR ZONE; THERMOMECHANICS;

EID: 77649234771     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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