A slab in depth: Three-dimensional geometry and evolution of the Indo-Australian plate

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Richards, Simon ^a   Lister, Gordon ^a   Kennett, Brian ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Plate tectonics; Slab; Subduction; Sumatra; Tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249089532     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001657     Document Type: Article

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