The thermal structure of subduction zone back arcs

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Curie, Claire A ^a,b   Hyndman, Roy D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLOW; ISLAND ARC; MANTLE CONVECTION; PACIFIC PLATE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONVECTION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; UPPER MANTLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 33847213501     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004024     Document Type: Article

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