The influence of rifting on escarpment migration on high elevation passive continental margins

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Sacek, V ^a   Braun, J ^b   Van Der Beek, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ESCARPMENT; LOWER CRUST; PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFTING; UPLIFT; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; SERRA DO MAR;

EID: 84860279499     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008547     Document Type: Article

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