Earthquake evidence for along-arc extension in the Mariana Islands

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Heeszel, David S ^a   Wiens, Douglas A ^a   Shore, Patrick J ^a   Shiobara, Hajime ^b   Sugioka, Hiroko ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arc parallel extension; Cross chain volcanism; Crustal deformation; Mariana Islands; Subduction zone tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249101025     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002186     Document Type: Article

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