Effect of aseismic ridge subduction on slab geometry and overriding plate deformation: Insights from analogue modeling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 588, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-55

  Martinod, Joseph ^a   Guillaume, Benjamin ^b,c   Espurt, Nicolas ^d   Faccenna, Claudio ^e   Funiciello, Francesca ^e   Regard, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analogue models; Indentation; Oceanic ridge; Slab dip; Subduction; Topography

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELING; ANALOGUE MODELS; BACK-ARC; CONVERGENCE VELOCITY; GLOBAL CONDITIONS; LATERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; OCEANIC RIDGE; PLATE DEFORMATIONS; RAPID CONVERGENCE; RIDGE SUBDUCTION; SLAB DIP; SLAB GEOMETRY; SUBDUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY; UPLIFTED AREAS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; INDENTATION; SUBSIDENCE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EXPERIMENTS;

DEFORMATION; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; SUBMARINE RIDGE; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

EID: 84874550269     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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