Formation of upwarped mountains by horizontal compression of lithosphere in shear layers model: A review

The understanding of mountain uplift, especially the intraplate ranges and plateaus, still remains insufficient despite advancement in the last decade. Upwarped mountains are one general category, where uplift virtually comes from the bottom by an unspecified mechanism. Several sandbox and finite-wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter ORVOŠ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia 2011-09-01
Series:Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy
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Online Access:https://journal.geo.sav.sk/cgg/article/view/57