Subduction zone seismicity and the thermo-mechanical evolution of downgoing lithosphere

Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 1988, Pages 625-659

  Wortel, M J R ^a   Vlaar, N J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

critical temperature; resorption time; Seismicity; subduction zone

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; RESORPTION TIME; RHEOLOGICAL CONTROL; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 0024193567     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00874551     Document Type: Article

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