The lack of correlation between flat slabs and bathymetric impactors in South America

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 371-372, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-5

  Skinner, Steven M ^a   Clayton, Robert W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flat slab; South America; Subduction

Indexed keywords

FLAT SLABS; FLAT SUBDUCTIONS; FLAT-SLAB SUBDUCTIONS; OCEANIC CRUST; OCEANIC PLATEAUX; SOUTH AMERICA; SUBDUCTING PLATE; SUBDUCTION;

GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BATHYMETRY;

BATHYMETRY; PLATE TECTONICS; SLAB; SUBDUCTION;

AUSTRAL ISLANDS; MARQUESAS ISLANDS; SOUTH AMERICA; TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO;

EID: 84877835207     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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