Patterns of deep seismicity reflect buoyancy stresses due to phase transitions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 3301-3304

  Bina, Craig R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; STRESSES; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; OLIVINE; SILICATE MINERALS;

BUOYANCY STRESSES; DEEP SEISMICITY;

EARTHQUAKES; BUOYANCY;

BUOYANCY STRESS; MANTLE; PHASE TRANSITION; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; METASTABILITIES; PHASE RELATION; SIMPLE MODELING; STATE OF STRESS; SUBDUCTING SLABS; SUBDUCTION ZONES; THERMAL PERTURBATIONS;

EID: 0031390867     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL53189     Document Type: Article

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