Strain partitioning in the zone of transition from Nankai subduction to Izu-Bonin collision (Central Japan): Implications for an extensional tear within the subducting slab

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Mazzotti, S ^a   Henry, P ^a   Le Pichon, X ^a,b   Sagiya, T ^c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^c GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Island arcs; Japan; Partitioning; Plate collision; Slabs; Strain; Subduction; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; ISLAND ARC; PLATE CONVERGENCE; STRAIN PARTITIONING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033569118     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00189-2     Document Type: Article

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