Slab temperature and thickness from seismic tomography 2. Izu-Bonin, Japan, and Kuril subduction zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B12, 1999, Pages 28803-28812

  Deal, Michael M ^a   Nolet, Guust ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 17144470021     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900254     Document Type: Article

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