Stress field in the subducting lithosphere and comparison with deep earthquakes in Tonga

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Guest, A ^a,b   Schubert, G ^a,c   Gable, C W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical modeling; Phase transformation; Stress; Subduction; Tonga; Viscoelastic rheology

Indexed keywords

BENIOFF ZONE; EARTHQUAKE; LITHOSPHERE; SEISMICITY; STRESS FIELD; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

TONGA;

EID: 18144447639     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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