Deformation of subducted oceanic lithosphere

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 535-551

  Houseman, Gregory A ^a   Gubbins, David ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deformation; Dynamics; Oceanic lithosphere; Rheology; Subduction

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; RHEOLOGY; SUBDUCTED SLAB; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 0031430638     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb06598.x     Document Type: Article

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