Subaerial salt extrusions in Iran as analogues of ice sheets, streams and glaciers

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 97, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages

  Talbot, Christopher J ^a   Pohjola, Veijo ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

glaciers; ice sheets; ice streams; material properties; namakiers; salt sheets; structures and fabrics

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COLD REGION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIAPIR; EXTRUSION; FOLIATION; GLACIER; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM; OROGENIC BELT; SALT; UPLAND REGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 84855573831     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.09.004     Document Type: Review

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