Earth curvature effects on subduction morphology: Modeling subduction in a spherical setting

Acta Geotechnica

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-105

  Morra, Gabriele ^a,b   Chatelain, Philippe ^b   Tackley, Paul ^b   Koumoutsakos, Petros ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Boundary elements; Fast multipole; Fluid dynamics; Global geodynamics; Nazca plate; Pacific plate; Plate tectonics; Subduction

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FOLDING; GEODYNAMICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MANTLE CONVECTION; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 67349153874     PISSN: 18611125     EISSN: 18611133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-008-0060-5     Document Type: Article

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