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Extension Kinematics

Extension Kinematics is a geophysical framework that characterizes the spatial and temporal patterns of crustal deformation during continental rifting by quantifying the direction, magnitude, and rate of extensional strain within the lithosphere.

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Extension in the Tyrrhenian Sea and shortening in the Apennines as result of arc migration driven by sinking of the lithosphere

Alberto Malinverno, William B. F. Ryan · Tectonics · 1986 · 1.9K citations

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Modes of extensional tectonics

Brian P. Wernicke, B. C. Burchfiel · Journal of Structural Geology · 1982 · 834 citations

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Depth-dependent extension, two-stage breakup and cratonic underplating at rifted margins

Ritske S. Huismans, Christopher Beaumont · Nature · 2011 · 576 citations

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Flexural uplift of rift flanks due to mechanical unloading of the lithosphere during extension

Jeffrey K. Weissel, Garry D. Karner · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1989 · 522 citations

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Mode of Cenozoic east‐west extension in Tibet suggesting a common origin of rifts in Asia during the Indo‐Asian collision

An Yin · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2000 · 382 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. LJ
    Laurent Jolivet

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. JB
    Jean‐Pierre Brun

    Géosciences Rennes, France

    6 publications · 925 citations

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  3. HF
    Haakon Fossen

    University of Bergen, Norway

    5 publications · 735 citations

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  4. RW
    R. W. King

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    5 publications · 561 citations

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  5. SC
    Sierd Cloetingh

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 364 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    58 publications

    5K citations

  2. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.6K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    33 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. Laboratoire de Géologie de l’École Normale Supérieure

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. University of Nevada, Reno

    Reno, United States

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    543 citations

  8. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    994 citations

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  1. Tectonics

    30 publications · 4K citations

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  2. Tectonophysics

    27 publications · 2.8K citations

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  3. Journal of Structural Geology

    26 publications · 2.6K citations

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  4. Geology

    23 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 14 publications · 1.6K citations

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