A periodic shear-heating mechanism for intermediate-depth earthquakes in the mantle

Nature

Volumn 446, Issue 7137, 2007, Pages 787-790

  Kelemen, Peter B ^a   Hirth, Greg ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DEFORMATION; DEHYDRATION; DEPTH; EARTHQUAKE; HEATING; MANTLE; PORE PRESSURE; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN RATE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; COOLING; DIFFUSION; EARTHQUAKE; ELASTICITY; GEOLOGY; HEATING; ISOTHERM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34147205067     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05717     Document Type: Article

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