One- and two-dimensional models are equally effective in monitoring the crust's thermal response to advection by large-scale thrusting during orogenesis

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1205-1207

  Alcock, J ^a   Martinez Catalan J R ^b   Arenas, R ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 dimensional; Finite difference; One dimensional; Orogeny; Thermal modeling

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; OROGENY; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THRUST; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 79960900224     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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