Asymmetric lithospheric instability facilitated by shear modulus contrast: implications for shear zones
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Byung-Dal So,1 David A. Yuen,2 Klaus Regenauer-Lieb3,4 and Sang-Mook Lee1 1School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151–742, Republic of Korea. E-mail: [email protected] 2Minnesota Supercomputing Institute and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA 3CSIRO, P.O. Box 1130, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia 4The School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, University of Western Australia, WA 6009, Australia
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تاریخ انتشار 2012