Relief inversion triggered by subduction of an active spreading ridge: Evidence from glacial morphology in Central Patagonia

Terra Nova

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 63-69

  Scalabrino, Bruno ^a   Ritz, Jean François ^a   Lagabrielle, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL LANDFORM; INVERSION TECTONICS; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PIEDMONT; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SLAB; SUBDUCTION;

PATAGONIA;

EID: 79952626055     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2010.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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