Rheology of the lithosphere
SH Kirby - Reviews of Geophysics, 1983 - Wiley Online Library
During the quadrennial term 1979–1982, major advances have been made in our
knowledge of the rheology of the oceanic lithosphere by the skillful combination of …
knowledge of the rheology of the oceanic lithosphere by the skillful combination of …
Peripheral bulge—a causal mechanism for the Lower/Middle Ordovician unconformity along the western margin of the Northern Appalachians
RD Jacobi - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 1981 - Elsevier
This report proposes a plate tectonic model that can explain the Early/Middle Ordovician
erosional unconformity observed along much of the western margin of the Appalachian …
erosional unconformity observed along much of the western margin of the Appalachian …
The energy release in great earthquakes
H Kanamori - Journal of geophysical research, 1977 - Wiley Online Library
The conventional magnitude scale M suffers saturation when the rupture dimension of the
earthquake exceeds the wavelength of the seismic waves used for the magnitude …
earthquake exceeds the wavelength of the seismic waves used for the magnitude …
On the relative importance of the driving forces of plate motion
D Forsyth, S Uyeda - Geophysical Journal International, 1975 - academic.oup.com
A number of possible mechanisms have recently been proposed for driving the motions of
the lithospheric plates, such as pushing from mid-ocean ridges, pulling by downgoing slabs …
the lithospheric plates, such as pushing from mid-ocean ridges, pulling by downgoing slabs …
Back‐arc opening and the mode of subduction
S Uyeda, H Kanamori - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 1979 - Wiley Online Library
Trench‐arc systems (subduction zones) can be classified into two types depending on
whether or not actively opening back‐arc basins are associated with them. This suggests …
whether or not actively opening back‐arc basins are associated with them. This suggests …
The effective elastic thickness (T e ) of continental lithosphere: What does it really mean?
EB Burov, M Diament - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
It is well accepted that the lithosphere may exhibit nonzero mechanical strength over
geological time and space scales, associated with the existence of non‐lithostatic …
geological time and space scales, associated with the existence of non‐lithostatic …
Stress and temperature in the bending lithosphere as constrained by experimental rock mechanics
C Goetze, B Evans - Geophysical Journal International, 1979 - academic.oup.com
Previous attempts to deduce the stress distribution in the bending lithosphere near a
consuming plate margin have relied on the observed bathymetry and an assumed …
consuming plate margin have relied on the observed bathymetry and an assumed …
New evidence on the state of stress of the San Andreas fault system
Contemporary in situ tectonic stress indicators along the San Andreas fault system in central
California show northeast-directed horizontal compression that is nearly perpendicular to …
California show northeast-directed horizontal compression that is nearly perpendicular to …
Structure and stratigraphy of forearc regions
WR Dickinson, DR Seely - AAPG Bulletin, 1979 - archives.datapages.com
Active continental margins and the active flanks of island arcs lie in the forearc regions of arc-
trench systems generated by plate consumption. Arc-trench systems are initiated by …
trench systems generated by plate consumption. Arc-trench systems are initiated by …
Gravity anomalies and flexure of the lithosphere at mountain ranges
The Bouguer gravity anomaly over the Himalayan, Alpine, and Appalachian mountains is
characterized by a generally asymmetric gravity “low”, which spans the mountains and …
characterized by a generally asymmetric gravity “low”, which spans the mountains and …