Analogue modelling of the initiation of subduction

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1081-1091

  Mart, Yossi ^a   Aharonov, Einat ^b   Mulugeta, Genene ^c   Ryan, William ^d   Tentler, Tatiana ^c   Goren, Liran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogue experiments; Arcuate trench; Backarc basin; Centrifuge; Lateral density variations; Normal lithospheric buoyancy; Seismic friction; Subduction

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; BACKARC BASIN; FRICTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 15944396090     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02544.x     Document Type: Article

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