From basalts to boninites: The geodynamics of volcanic expression during induced subduction initiation

Lithosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 511-523

  Leng, Wei ^a   Gurnis, Michael ^a   Asimow, Paul ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEODYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

DRIVING MECHANISM; EXTENSIVE MELTING; MECHANICAL MODEL; MID OCEAN RIDGE BASALTS; PLATE CONVERGENCE; STRENGTH INCREASE; SUBDUCTION INITIATION; VOLCANIC EVOLUTION;

MELTING;

BASALT; BONINITE; GEODYNAMICS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; MELTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 84873507802     PISSN: 19418264     EISSN: 19474253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/L215.1     Document Type: Article

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