Melt evolution above a spontaneously retreating subducting slab in a three-dimensional model

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-142

  Zhu, Guizhi ^a   Gerya, Taras ^a,b   Yuen, David A ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

subduction; three dimensional model; water and melt

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION MELTING; MANTLE CONVECTION; SUBDUCTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 79953670564     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-011-0165-x     Document Type: Article

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