Plate kinematics and geodynamics in the Central Mediterranean

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 190-204

  Viti, M ^a   Mantovani, E ^a   Babbucci, D ^a   Tamburelli, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic plate; Geodynamics; Mediterranean; Plate tectonics; Seismotectonics; Space geodesy

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEODESY; GEODYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMOTECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 78651356708     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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