Three-dimensional numerical modeling of upper crustal extensional systems

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Allken, Vaneeda ^a   Huismans, Ritske S ^a   Thieulot, Cedric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRABEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPPER CRUST;

EID: 80555144128     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008319     Document Type: Article

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