Fluid release from the subducted Cocos plate and partial melting of the crust deduced from magnetotelluric studies in southern Mexico: Implications for the generation of volcanism and subduction dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Jodicke H ^a   Jording, A ^a   Ferrari, L ^b   Arzate, J ^b   Mezger, K ^a   Rupke L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; DEHYDRATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; OCEANIC CRUST; PARTIAL MELTING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VOLCANISM;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847182024     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003739     Document Type: Article

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