Using open sidewalls for modelling self-consistent lithosphere subduction dynamics

Solid Earth

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 313-326

  Chertova, M V ^a   Geenen, T ^a   Van Den Berg, A ^a   Spakman, W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERIC FLOW; OPEN BOUNDARIES; SLAB BUOYANCIES; STRESS CONDITION; SUBDUCTION DYNAMICS; SUBDUCTION ROLLBACK; SUBDUCTION ZONES; VERTICAL BOUNDARIES;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW FIELDS;

ASPECT RATIO;

ASTHENOSPHERE; BUOYANCY; FLOW FIELD; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MODELING; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 84876238160     PISSN: 18699510     EISSN: 18699529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/se-3-313-2012     Document Type: Article

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