Subduction of oceanic asthenosphere: Evidence from sub-slab seismic anisotropy

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Song, Teh Ru Alex ^a   Kawakatsu, Hitoshi ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

AZIMUTHAL ANISOTROPY; CONVERGENT MARGIN; DIRECTION CHANGE; LOW VISCOSITY; OCEAN BASINS; RADIAL ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITIES; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TECTONIC PLATES;

ANISOTROPY;

ASTHENOSPHERE; CONVERGENCE; CONVERGENT MARGIN; LITHOSPHERE; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; OCEAN BASIN; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC PLATE;

EID: 84866253154     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL052639     Document Type: Article

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