Influence of the zone of weakness on dip angle and shear heating of subducted slabs

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-252

  Kukačka, Martin ^a   Matyska, Ctirad ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dip angle; Numerical modeling; Shear heating; Subduction; Zone of weakness

Indexed keywords

DIP; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERE; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; VISCOSITY; WEAK ROCK;

EID: 1642446188     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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