The role of subduction erosion on seismicity

Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 479-480

  Bilek, Susan L ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EROSION RATE; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC DATA; SHEET EROSION; SLIP RATE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 77953930706     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/focus052010.1     Document Type: Note

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