Global tectonic significance of the Solomon Islands and Ontong Java Plateau convergent zone

Tectonophysics

Volumn 389, Issue 3-4 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 137-190

  Mann, Paul ^a   Taira, Asahiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Global tectonic; Ontong Java Plateau; Solomon Islands

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; HOT SPOT; ISLAND ARC; MANTLE PLUME; SUBMARINE PLATEAU; TECTONOPHYSICS;

MELANESIA; ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)];

EID: 5144223070     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.10.024     Document Type: Article

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