Dynamic subsidence of Eastern Australia during the Cretaceous

Gondwana Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 372-383

  Matthews, Kara J ^a   Hale, Alina J ^a   Gurnis, Michael ^b   Müller, R Dietmar ^a   DiCaprio, Lydia ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL EXPLORATION COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Basins; Cretaceous; Geodynamic modelling; Subduction; Tectonic subsidence

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; MANTLE CONVECTION; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBSIDENCE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78751705344     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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