Campus Units
Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
10-2019
Journal or Book Title
Frontiers in Earth Science
Volume
7
First Page
265
DOI
10.3389/feart.2019.00265
Abstract
Our understanding of Earth systems is built on field observations, geological and geophysical investigations and modeling. For over two hundred years, geologists are building analog models to test theories and understand the physics leading to field observations. Analog models do not aim to reproduce nature but rather to simplify the system so that parameters like geometry, kinematics, or dynamics can be isolated and investigated. Analog models allow to investigate complex three-dimensional problems at high-resolution. In addition to deciphering outcrop observations, analog models offer the opportunity to predict structures not accessible for direct observation. Analog models provide a full 4-D view of geological processes, allowing for investigating the time evolution of structures.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Copyright Owner
von Hagke, Reber and Philippon
Copyright Date
2019
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
von Hagke, Christoph; Reber, Jacqueline; and Philippon, Mélody, "Editorial: Cutting-Edge Analogue Modeling Techniques Applied to Study Earth Systems" (2019). Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Publications. 278.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ge_at_pubs/278
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Comments
This editorial is published as von Hagke, Christoph, Jacqueline E. Reber, and Mélody Philippon. "Cutting-Edge Analogue Modeling Techniques Applied to Study Earth Systems." Frontiers in Earth Science 7 (2019): 265. doi: 10.3389/feart.2019.00265.