The links between an early phase of orogenesis, when orogens are commonly wedge shaped, and a later phase, with a plateau geometry, are investigated using coupled thermal-mechanical models with uniform velocity subduction ...
All geodynamic processes should be explained by the fundamental principle of the strive for gravitational equilibrium. [Ann. Soc. Geol. Belge Bull. 64 (1965) 95-123]The concept of gravitational collapse has fundamentally ...