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- Authors
- Rey, P., Vanderhaeghe, O., & Teyssier, C.
- Affiliations
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rey, P.
- Venue
- Tectonophysics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2001-12
- Volume
- 342
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 435-449
- ISSN
- 0040-1951 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2121358724
- Semantic Scholar
- 7509e1befd919ceb61dae70d859ec986eb080397
- Cited by
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- References
- 84
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- FWCI
- 16.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Tectonophysics (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Dalhousie University
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geology › Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Keywords
- gravitational collapse, continental crust, gravitational potential energy, orogenic processes, crustal thickening, crustal thinning, gravitational sliding, lower crustal flow, lithospheric deformation
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