Trench-parallel flow and seismic anisotropy in the Mariana and Andean subduction systems

Nature

Volumn 450, Issue 7173, 2007, Pages 1222-1225

  Kneller, Erik A ^a   Van Keken, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDEAN OROGENY; GEOMETRY; MANTLE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; STRIKE (GEOLOGY); SUBDUCTION ZONE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; GEOMETRY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SHEAR STRESS; VIBRATION;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 37549036744     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06429     Document Type: Article

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