Subduction initiation at passive margins: Numerical modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Nikolaeva, K ^a   Gerya, T V ^a,b   Marques, F O ^a,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 77954435234     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006549     Document Type: Article

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