Insights into the effects of oblique extension on continental rift interaction from 3D analogue and numerical models

Frank Zwaan; Guido Schreurs; John Naliboff; Susanne J.H. Buiter

doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2016.02.036

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Insights into the effects of oblique extension on continental rift interaction from 3D analogue and numerical models

Frank Zwaan

Guido Schreurs

John Naliboff Susanne J.H. Buiter

Tectonophysics Vol. 693 pp. 239-260 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Dec 01, 2016
Vol/Issue: 693
Pages: 239-260
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Research Council of Norway Award: 213399/F20

Swiss National Science Foundation Award: 200021_147046/1

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Frank Zwaan, Guido Schreurs, John Naliboff, et al. (2016). Insights into the effects of oblique extension on continental rift interaction from 3D analogue and numerical models. Tectonophysics, 693, 239-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.02.036

Insights into the effects of oblique extension on continental rift interaction from 3D analogue and numerical models

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