Subduction erosion along the Middle America convergent margin

Nature

Volumn 404, Issue 6779, 2000, Pages 748-752

  Ranero, C R ^a   Von Huene, R ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; EROSION; SEAMOUNT; SUBDUCTION;

ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; EROSION; FRICTION; NICARAGUA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SEDIMENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 0034643324     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35008046     Document Type: Article

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