3D cartographic modeling of the Alpine arc

Tectonophysics

Volumn 579, Issue , 2012, Pages 131-143

  Vouillamoz, Naomi ^a   Sue, Christian ^b   Champagnac, Jean Daniel ^c   Calcagno, Philippe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

3D cartography; 3D modeling; Alpine arc; Crustal structures

Indexed keywords

3-D MODELING; 3D MODELS; 3D STRUCTURE; ALPINE ARC; APENNINES; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL UNITS; GLOBAL INTEGRATION; GLOBAL MODELS; GRANITE INTRUSIONS; LOCAL COMPLEXITY; LOWER CRUST; MOUNTAIN BELTS; NON-CYLINDRICAL; POTENTIAL FIELD METHODS; RHINE GRABEN; SEDIMENTARY COVERS; STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP; STUDY AREAS;

GEODYNAMICS; MAPPING; MAPS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BELT; CARTOGRAPHY; COMPLEXITY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DATABASE; DISCONTINUITY; GEODYNAMICS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GRANITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; INTERPOLATION; MOHO; MOUNTAIN REGION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

APENNINES; ITALY; LIGURIA; RHINE GRABEN;

EID: 84870356720     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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