Buckling of the oceanic lithosphere from geophysical data and experiments

Two major hypothesis have been advanced for the formation of the long wavelength (100-300) km undulations of oceanic basement and overlying sediments developed in the central Indian Ocean: whole layer folding (buckling) and local thickening (inverse boudinage). Using appropriately scaled two layer m...

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Main Authors: Bull, Jonathan M. (Author), Martinod, Joseph (Author), Davy, Phillipe (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1992-06.
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