Slab detachment of subducted Indo-Australian plate beneath Sunda arc, Indonesia

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-204

  Kundu, Bhaskar ^a   Gahalaut, V K ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Indo Australian slab; Slab detachment; Subduction zone; Sunda arc; Trench migration

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT FAULT; GEODYNAMICS; MAGMATISM; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC PLATE; TRENCH; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

INDONESIA; INDONESIAN SEAS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SUNDA ARC;

EID: 79955765654     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-011-0056-7     Document Type: Article

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