The relationship between surface kinematics and deformation of the whole lithosphere

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 711-714

  Flesch, L ^a   Bendick, R ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS; FORCE BALANCES; MANTLE LITHOSPHERE; MAXIMUM VALUES; MECHANICAL STATE; RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETER; SURFACE DEFORMATION; SURFACE OBSERVATION; UPPER CRUST;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; UPPER CRUST; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84866159933     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G33269.1     Document Type: Article

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