Seismic evidence of tectonic control on the depth of water influx into incoming oceanic plates at subduction trenches

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Lefeldt, M ^a,b   Ranero, C R ^c   Grevemeyer, I ^a,b  

^a SFB 574 ^*  (Austria)

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

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bending; Microseismicity; Oceanic plates; Serpentinization; Subduction zone; Water influx

Indexed keywords

BENDING (FORMING); FAULTING; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEISMIC WAVES; SERPENTINE; SOLVENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MICROSEISMICITY; OCEANIC PLATE; SERPENTINIZATION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; WATER INFLUX;

EARTHQUAKES;

ACTIVE MARGIN; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NORMAL FAULT; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PERIDOTITE; PLATE MOTION; SEISMICITY; SERPENTINITE; SERPENTINIZATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TELESEISMIC WAVE; TRENCH;

EID: 84861357079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004043     Document Type: Article

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