Tectonic and magmatic responses to the subduction of high bathymetric relief

Gondwana Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 571-582

  Rosenbaum, Gideon ^a   Mo, Won ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arc curvature; Aseismic ridges; Magmatism; Overriding plate deformation; Subduction

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; MAGMATISM; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS; RELIEF; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VOLCANISM;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 79952071881     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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