Constraints on subducting plate strength within the Kermadec trench

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Billen, Magali I ^a   Gurnis, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRENGTH; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

KERMADEC ARC; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 22944467178     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003308     Document Type: Article

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