Dynamics of subduction initiation at preexisting fault zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 18053-18067

  Toth, John ^a,b   Gurnis, Michael ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0032504729     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb01076     Document Type: Article

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