Thermodynamic Efficiency of Brittle Frictional Mountain Building

An active fold-and-thrust belt in unchanging tectonic and climatic conditions attains a dynamic steady-state in which the influx of accreted material at the toe is balanced by the erosive efflux off the top. The overall balance of energy in such a steady-state fold-and-thrust belt is described by th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1988-11, Vol.242 (4879), p.749-752
Hauptverfasser:	Barr, Terence D., Dahlen, F. A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Deformation Energy Geodynamics Geology Heat Heat flux Heat transfer Mathematics Mechanical wedges Mountains Nuclear power plants Plate tectonics Radioactive decay Rocks
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