Systematic variation in the depths of slabs beneath arc volcanoes

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 377-408

  England, P ^a   Engdahl, R ^b   Thatcher, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Island arcs; Seismicity; Volcanoes

Indexed keywords

DEPTH DETERMINATION; ISLAND ARC; SLAB; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANO;

EID: 1142305176     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2003.02132.x     Document Type: Article

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