Glacial isostatic adjustment: Implications for glacially induced faulting and nuclear waste repositories

Volcanic and Tectonic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities

Volumn 9780521887977, Issue , 2009, Pages 142-155

  Lund, B ^a   Naslund J O ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; EARTHQUAKES; FAULTING; FRACTURE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; UNLOADING;

CONTINENTAL ICE SHEET; GEODYNAMIC PROCESS; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENT; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENTS; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; LAST DEGLACIATION; NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORIES; VERTICAL DEFORMATION;

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EID: 84927027451     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511635380.006     Document Type: Chapter

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