Thermal structure of the Ionian slab

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 967-986

  Pasquale, V ^a   Verdoya, M ^a   Chiozzi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep earthquake; Mediterranean Sea; Rheology; Subduction; Terrestrial heat flux; Thermal boundary layer

Indexed keywords

MICROPLATE; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 17444367713     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2651-x     Document Type: Article

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