Different styles of deformation of the fore arc wedge along the Chilean convergent margin [Elektronische Ressource] : insights from 3D numerical experiments / Antje Kellner

Different styles of deformation of the fore-arc wedge along the Chilean convergent margin: Insights from 3D numerical experiments _________________________ Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doktor der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) in der Wissenschaftsdisziplin Geowissenschaften eingereicht an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam Antje Kellner Potsdam, Juli 2007 Elektronisch veröffentlicht auf dem Publikationsserver der Universität Potsdam: http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/1589/ urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-15898 [http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-15898] Doctoral Thesis by Antje Kellner supervised by Dr. Nina Kukowski and Prof. Dr. Georg Dresen submitted to University of Potsdam, Germany Reviewers Prof. Dr. Georg Dresen Prof. Dr. Kelin Wang Dr. Susan Ellis Date of oral defense 07. November 2007 Abstract The styles of deformation of the fore-arc wedges along the Chilean convergent margin are observed to vary significantly, despite similar plate kinematic conditions. Here, I focus on the analysis of fore-arc deformation on two regions along the Chilean convergent margin at 20°-24°S and 37°-42°S.