Tonga slab deformation: The influence of a lower mantle upwelling on a slab in a young subduction zone

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2373-2376

  Gurnis, M ^a   Ritsema, J ^b   Van Heijst, H J ^b   Zhong, S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; LOWER MANTLE; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; UPWELLING;

TONGA;

MANTLE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TONGA SLAB DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION OF SLAB; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; INTENSE DEFORMATION; LOWER MANTLE; SEISMIC ENERGY RELEASE; SLAB DEFORMATION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TRANSITION ZONES;

EARTHQUAKES; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; VELOCITY; TECTONICS;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING; DEFORMATION;

EID: 0034352649     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL011420     Document Type: Article

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