Dynamic effects of aseismic ridge subduction: Numerical modelling

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 649-661

  Gerya, Taras V ^a,b   Fossati, David ^a   Cantieni, Curdin ^a   Seward, Diane ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Continental margin topography; Magmatic activity; Numerical modelling; Ridge subduction

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODELS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MAGMATIC ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL QUANTIFICATIONS; RIDGE SUBDUCTION; THERMOMECHANICAL MODELLING; TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

TOPOGRAPHY;

MAGMATISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATEAU; SEAMOUNT; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMOCHEMISTRY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLCANISM;

EID: 67749135637     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1931     Document Type: Article

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