Impact of inconsistent density scaling on physical analogue models of continental margin scale salt tectonics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Allen, Janice ^a   Beaumont, Christopher ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DENSITY; DIAPIR; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MODELING; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; PLANE STRAIN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SALT TECTONICS;

EID: 84865482923     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009227     Document Type: Article

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