The structure and dynamics of the mantle wedge

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 215, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 323-338

  van Keken, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc volcanism; Benioff zones; Deformation mechanisms; Geodynamical modeling; Geodynamics; Mantle wedge; Modeling; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic tomography; Subduction zones

Indexed keywords

BENIOFF ZONE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEODYNAMICS; MANTLE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0142259717     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00460-6     Document Type: Article

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