Post-rift uplift of the Dhofar margin (Gulf of Aden)

Terra Nova

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-18

  Bache, François ^a,b   Leroy, Sylvie ^a,b   Baurion, Céline ^a,b   Robinet, Jérémy ^a,b,c   Gorini, Christian ^a,b   Lucazeau, Francis ^d   Razin, Philippe ^c   d'Acremont, Elia ^a,b   Al Toubi, Khalfan ^e  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; MASS TRANSPORT; RIFTING; SEDIMENTATION; UPLIFT;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF ADEN; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 78651445085     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2010.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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