The seismicity and structure of Izu-Bonin arc mantle wedge at 31°N revealed by ocean bottom seismographic observation

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 551-562

  Sato, Toshinori ^a   Ishimura, Chiharu ^a   Kasahara, Junzo ^b   Maegawa, Kazuhiro ^c   Tatetsu, Hideki ^c   Tanaka, Masayuki ^c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Izu Bonin subduction zone; Low velocity materials; Mantle wedge; Seismicity; Serpentine

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; SERPENTINE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

IZU-BONIN ARC; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 3543120040     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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