Uplift of the central transantarctic mountains
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Numerical modelling study on the flexural uplift of the Transantarctic Mountains
S U M M A R Y In this study, based on a 2-D thermomechanical finite element model, the uplift of the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) is discussed in relation to the flexural uplift of a rheologically layered lithosphere, which is described by Vening-Meinesz’s cantilever kinematics. The general model behaviour shows that the thickness of the crust and the geothermal gradient in the lithosphere ar...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01577-2