Bending stress and dissipation in subducted lithosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Buffett, B A ^a   Becker, T W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CREEP; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; RHEOLOGY; STRESS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE;

EID: 84861707344     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009205     Document Type: Article

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