Evolution of shallow, crustal thermal structure from subduction to collision: An example from Taiwan

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 120, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 679-690

  Chi, Wu Cheng ^a   Reed, Donald L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom simulating reflector; Collision; Fission track dating; Geothermal gradient; Heat flow; Hydrates; Seismogenic zone; Subduction; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-SIMULATING REFLECTOR; COLLISION; COLLISION ZONES; CONVERGENT BOUNDARY; FISSION-TRACK DATING; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; HEAT-FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRATES; SEISMIC PROFILING; SEISMOGENIC ZONE; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TAIWAN;

FLOW PATTERNS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FISSION TRACK DATING; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; UPPER MANTLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 49749088774     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26210.1     Document Type: Article

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