Reconstructing the Alps–Carpathians–Dinarides as a key to understanding switches in subduction polarity, slab gaps and surface motion

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Handy, Mark R ^a   Ustaszewski, Kamil ^b   Kissling, Eduard ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adria; Alps; Carpathians; Crust mantle decoupling; Dinarides; Slab gaps; Slab tearing; Subduction polarity switch; Surface uplift

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922074118     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-014-1060-3     Document Type: Review

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