Viscous flow and deformation of regional metamorphic belts at convergent plate boundaries

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Iwamori, Hikaru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Convergent plate boundary; Deformation; Finite strain; Forearc; Metamorphic belt; Viscous flow

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; DEFORMATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 16744367123     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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