Fold interaction and wavelength selection in 3D models of multilayer detachment folding

Tectonophysics

Volumn 632, Issue C, 2014, Pages 199-217

  Fernandez, Naiara ^a   Kaus, Boris J P ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D folding; Fold interactions; Folding modes; Multilayer detachment folding; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

MULTILAYERS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NUMERICAL MODELS; TECTONICS;

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; 3D FOLDING; ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; DETACHMENT FOLDING; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS; FOLDING MODES; NON-DIMENSIONAL EXPRESSIONS; ZAGROS FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS;

ASPECT RATIO;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETACHMENT FOLD; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; NUMERICAL MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVELENGTH;

FARS; IRAN; ZAGROS;

EID: 84927569873     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.06.013     Document Type: Article

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