Hydrologic controls on the morphology and mechanics of accretionary wedges

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 271-274

  Saffer, Demian M ^a   Bekins, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedges; Leg 110; Leg 146; Leg 190; Pore water pressure; Subduction zones

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PORE PRESSURE; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

SUBDUCTION ZONES;

GEOLOGY;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; HYDROLOGY; MECHANICAL CONTROL; PERMEABILITY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PORE PRESSURE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 84874995482     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0271:HCOTMA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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