A low viscosity wedge in subduction zones

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 227-236

  Billen, Magali I ^a   Gurnis, Michael ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity anomalies; Kermadec Trench; Subduction zones; Tonga Trench; Topography; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY ANOMALY; MANTLE; MANTLE CONVECTION; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VISCOSITY; WATER CONTENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035652355     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00482-4     Document Type: Article

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