East Asia: Seismotectonics, magmatism and mantle dynamics

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 689-709

  Zhao, Dapeng ^a   Yu, Sheng ^b   Ohtani, Eiji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL NATURAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Big mantle wedge; Deep earthquakes; Hotspots; Intraplate volcanoes; Mantle dynamics; Mantle plumes; Mantle transition zone; Subducting slabs

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; HETEROGENEITY; HOT SPOT; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MAGMATISM; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC WEDGE; TRANSITION ZONE;

FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 78751702428     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.11.013     Document Type: Review

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