Melting above the anhydrous solidus controls the location of volcanic arcs

Nature

Volumn 467, Issue 7316, 2010, Pages 700-703

  England, Philip C ^a   Katz, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; ISLAND ARC; MAGMA; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MELTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ANHYDROUS SOLIDUS; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGLACIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHY; HEAT TRANSFER; ISOTHERM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VOLCANO;

EID: 77958016761     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09417     Document Type: Article

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