Parameters that control lithospheric‐scale thermal localization on terrestrial planets

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Crameri, Fabio ^a   Kaus, Boris J P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION;

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; ELASTO-PLASTIC; LITHOSPHERIC; LITHOSPHERIC DEFORMATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SHARP TRANSITION; SHEAR LOCALIZATIONS; TERRESTRIAL PLANETS;

PLANETS;

EID: 78349234162     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL042921     Document Type: Article

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