Strong along-arc variations in attenuation in the mantle wedge beneath Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Rychert, C A ^a   Fischer, K M ^b   Abers, G A ^c   Plank, T ^c   Syracuse, E ^d   Protti, J M ^e   Gonzalez, V ^e   Strauch, W ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^f Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Central America; Hydration; Mantle wedge; Melting; Subduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349691649     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002040     Document Type: Article

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