Inverse methods for modeling non-rigid plate kinematics: Application to mesozoic plate reconstructions of the Central Atlantic

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 217-230

  Kneller, Erik A ^a   Johnson, Christopher A ^a   Karner, Garry D ^a   Einhorn, Jesse ^a   Queffelec, Thomas A ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Atlantic; Meshed plates; Non rigid plate reconstructions; Plate deformation

Indexed keywords

BREAKUP MODELS; CENTRAL ATLANTIC; CENTRAL ATLANTIC MAGMATIC PROVINCES; CONSTRAINED MODELS; CRUSTAL STRETCHING; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CRUSTAL THINNING; EAST COAST; EULER POLES; GEODYNAMIC MODELS; GRAND BANKS; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; INVERSE METHODS; KINEMATIC METHOD; KINEMATIC MODELING; LATERAL STRAIN; LITHOSPHERIC; MESHED PLATES; MESOZOIC; NON-RIGID; OPEN SOURCES; PLATE CONFIGURATION; PLATE KINEMATICS; PLATE MOTIONS; PLATE RECONSTRUCTION; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SYN-RIFT; TRANSFORM MARGIN;

GEODYNAMICS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OPEN SYSTEMS; REPAIR; SOFTWARE TESTING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

KINEMATICS;

CRUSTAL THINNING; DEFORMATION; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; INVERSE ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; MESOZOIC; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATE TECTONICS; STRAIN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

EID: 84868219843     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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