The fate of subducted sediments: A case for backarc intrusion and underplating

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1111-1114

  Currie, Claire A ^a   Beaumont, Christopher ^a   Huismans, Ritske S ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Numerical models; Sediment transport; Subduction zones; Volcanic arcs

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERE; SUBDUCTED SEDIMENTS; THERMAL-MECHANICAL MODELS; VOLCANIC ARCS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

GEOPHYSICS;

BACKARC BASIN; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; ISLAND ARC; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; UNDERPLATING;

EID: 37449030032     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24098A.1     Document Type: Article

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