Deep seismic structure of the Tonga subduction zone: Implications for mantle hydration, tectonic erosion, and arc magmatism

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Contreras Reyes, Eduardo ^a   Grevemeyer, Ingo ^b   Watts, Anthony B ^c   Flueh, Ernst R ^b   Peirce, Christine ^d   Moeller, Stefan ^b   Papenberg, Cord ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN PLATE; BACKARC BASIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EROSION; FOREARC BASIN; HYDRATION; MAGMATISM; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PACIFIC PLATE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SERPENTINIZATION; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRENCH;

KENTUCKY; LOUISVILLE; TONGA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054772556     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008434     Document Type: Article

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