The effect of thermal weakening and buoyancy forces on rift localization: Field evidences from the Gulf of Aden oblique rifting

Tectonophysics

Volumn 607, Issue , 2013, Pages 80-97

  Bellahsen, N ^a,b   Husson, L ^c,d   Autin, J ^e   Leroy, S ^a,b   d'Acremont, E ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

Analog models; Buoyancy forces; Gulf of Aden; Rifting

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODELS; BUOYANCY FORCES; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; GULF OF ADEN; RIFTING; THERMAL ANOMALIES; THERMAL BUOYANCY FORCE; THICKNESS VARIATION;

GEOPHYSICS; PHYSICS;

BUOYANCY;

ANALOG MODEL; ASTHENOSPHERE; BUOYANCY FORCING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; HOT SPOT; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MESOZOIC; NORMAL FAULT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN-CONTINENT TRANSITION; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; RIFTING; STRESS FIELD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF ADEN; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84886236595     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.05.042     Document Type: Article

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