The influence of plate motions on three-dimensional back arc mantle flow and shear wave splitting

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B12, 2000, Pages 28009-28033

  Hall, Chad E ^a   Fischer, Karen M ^a   Parmentier, E M ^a   Blackman, Donna K ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; MANTLE CONVECTION; PLATE MOTION; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE SPLITTING;

EID: 0034474110     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900297     Document Type: Article

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