Upper plate deformation induced by subduction of a volcanic arc: The Snellius plateau (Molucca Sea, Indonesia and Mindanao, Philippines)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 304, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-368

  Pubellier, Manuel ^a   Bader, Anne Gaelle ^a   Rangin, Claude ^a   Deffontaines, Benoit ^b   Quebral, Ray ^c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Mines and Geosciences Bureau   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Deformation; Subduction of volcanic ridge; Subduction reversal

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; ISLAND ARC; SUBDUCTION;

INDONESIA; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0033617083     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00300-X     Document Type: Article

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