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Formation of the Transantarctic Mountains related to extension of the West Antarctic Rift system by van Wijk, J.W., Lawrence, J.F., Driscoll, N.W.

“…The Transantarctic Mountains are a major rift-related mountain belt bisecting the Antarctic continent. The range is located on the tectonic boundary between…”
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Dynamics of continental rift propagation: the end-member modes by Van Wijk, J.W., Blackman, D.K.

“…An important aspect of continental rifting is the progressive variation of deformation style along the rift axis during rift propagation. In regions of rift…”
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Basin migration caused by slow lithospheric extension by van Wijk, J.W., Cloetingh, S.A.P.L.

“…Sedimentary basin migration caused by low lithospheric extension rates is investigated using a two-dimensional dynamic numerical model of the lithosphere. We…”
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Deformation of oceanic lithosphere near slow-spreading ridge discontinuities by van Wijk, J.W., Blackman, D.K.

“…Transform and non-transform discontinuities that offset slow spreading mid-ocean ridges involve complex thermal and mechanical interactions. The truncation of…”
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Crustal thickening in an extensional regime: application to the mid-Norwegian Vøring margin by van Wijk, J.W., van der Meer, R., Cloetingh, S.A.P.L.

“…The structure of the mid-Norwegian volcanic Vøring margin at the onset of the Maastrichtian–Paleocene extension phase reflects the cumulative effect of earlier…”
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Three-dimensional thermal modeling of the California upper mantle: a slab window vs. stalled slab by van Wijk, J.W, Govers, R, Furlong, K.P

“…In order to gain a better understanding of the behavior of microplates after their subduction, we studied two end-member scenarios for the post-subduction…”
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