Thermal and dynamical evolution of the upper mantle in subduction zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 12295-12315

  Kincaid, Chris ^a   Sacks, I Selwyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE (UPPER); SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 0031435476     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb03553     Document Type: Article

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