Oblique subduction modelling indicates along-trench tectonic transport of sediments

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Malatesta, Cristina ^a   Gerya, Taras ^b   Crispini, Laura ^a   Federico, Laura ^a   Capponi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ACTIVE MARGIN; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE; TRENCH;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; MODEL; SEDIMENT; VELOCITY;

EID: 84884256626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3456     Document Type: Article

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