Comment on "The thermal structure of subduction zone back arcs" by Claire A. Currie and Roy D. Hyndman

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Schellart, Wouter P ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 38349190856     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005287     Document Type: Note

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