The World Stress Map database release 2016: Crustal stress pattern across scales
Abstract Knowledge of the present-day crustal in-situ stress field is a key for the
understanding of geodynamic processes such as global plate tectonics and earthquakes. It …
understanding of geodynamic processes such as global plate tectonics and earthquakes. It …
Global crustal stress pattern based on the World Stress Map database release 2008
O Heidbach, M Tingay, A Barth, J Reinecker, D Kurfeß… - Tectonophysics, 2010 - Elsevier
The World Stress Map (WSM) project is a global compilation of information on the
contemporary crustal stress field from a wide range of stress indicators. The WSM database …
contemporary crustal stress field from a wide range of stress indicators. The WSM database …
African stress pattern from formal inversion of focal mechanism data
D Delvaux, A Barth - Tectonophysics, 2010 - Elsevier
The kinematic models and the associated orientation of extensional stress of the East
African Rift System have been subjected to much debate since a long time. In the past …
African Rift System have been subjected to much debate since a long time. In the past …
The hunting of the snArc
JH Bedard, LB Harris, PC Thurston - Precambrian Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Volcanic and intrusive rocks with geochemical signatures typical of modern continental or
oceanic arcs are uncommon in the Archaean and the archetypal Archaean granite …
oceanic arcs are uncommon in the Archaean and the archetypal Archaean granite …
Hominin-bearing caves and landscape dynamics in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa
PHGM Dirks, LR Berger - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper provides constraints on the evolution of the landscape in the Cradle of
Humankind (CoH), UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Africa, since the Pliocene. The aim …
Humankind (CoH), UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Africa, since the Pliocene. The aim …
The African Plate: A history of oceanic crust accretion and subduction since the Jurassic
We present a model for the Jurassic to Present evolution of plate boundaries and oceanic
crust of the African plate based on updated interpretation of magnetic, gravity and other …
crust of the African plate based on updated interpretation of magnetic, gravity and other …
Plate boundary forces are not enough: Second‐and third‐order stress patterns highlighted in the World Stress Map database
The World Stress Map Project compiles a global database of contemporary tectonic stress
information of the Earth's crust. Early releases of the World Stress Map Project demonstrated …
information of the Earth's crust. Early releases of the World Stress Map Project demonstrated …
[HTML][HTML] 渝东南南川地区五峰组—龙马溪组页岩气层地应力数值模拟及有利区预测
刘明， 杨瑞青， 杨风丽， 刘昊娟， 张志萍， 王玮， 户盼盼 - 石油实验地质, 2023 - sysydz.net
南川地区上奥陶统五峰组—下志留统龙马溪组作为重要的页岩气产能层, 具有页岩层厚度大,
埋藏较深, 地应力复杂, 方位变化快的特点, 地应力场研究对于该区页岩气的有效开发具有重要 …
埋藏较深, 地应力复杂, 方位变化快的特点, 地应力场研究对于该区页岩气的有效开发具有重要 …
The chronology and tectonic style of landscape evolution along the elevated Atlantic continental margin of South Africa resolved by joint apatite fission track and (U‐Th …
Atlantic‐type continental margins have long been considered “passive” tectonic settings
throughout the entire postrift phase. Recent studies question the long‐term stability of these …
throughout the entire postrift phase. Recent studies question the long‐term stability of these …
Stresses that drive the plates from below: Definitions, computational path, model optimization, and error analysis
P Bird, Z Liu, WK Rucker - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We divide the torques on each surface plate into three parts: lithostatic pressure, side
strength, and basal strength. We compute each part for each of 52 plates using a thin shell …
strength, and basal strength. We compute each part for each of 52 plates using a thin shell …