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Continental underthrusting beneath the Southern Alps of New Zealand
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Research Article| July 01, 1981 Continental underthrusting beneath the Southern Alps of New Zealand R. G. Allis R. G. Allis 1Geophysics Division, DSIR, Private Bag, Taupo, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information R. G. Allis 1Geophysics Division, DSIR, Private Bag, Taupo, New Zealand Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1981) 9 (7): 303–307. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<303:CUBTSA>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation R. G. Allis; Continental underthrusting beneath the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Geology 1981;; 9 (7): 303–307. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<303:CUBTSA>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Both the inferred thermal regime and the variation in crustal thickness beneath the Southern Alps suggest that the mode of crustal shortening changes substantially along the length of the Alpine fault. North of Mt. Cook, crustal shortening is being accommodated predominantly by uplift and erosion of Pacific plate continental crust, as postulated in the Wellman-Adams tectonic model. However, south of Mt. Cook, the absence of high heat flow and a large crustal root that is not in isostatic equilibrium may have resulted from underthrusting of as much as 100 km of Indian plate continental crust. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.