The thermal influence of the subducting slab beneath South America from 410 and 660 km discontinuity observations

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 319-329

  Collier, J D ^a,b   Helffrich, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

410 discontinuity; 660 discontinuity; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034761976     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2001.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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