Application of the model of small-scale convection under the island arc to the NE Honshu subduction zone

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Honda, Satoru ^a   Yoshida, Takeyoshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arc volcanism; Small scale convection; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944445796     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GC000785     Document Type: Article

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