Catastrophic initiation of subduction following forced convergence across fracture zones

2003/06/30 by Chad E. Hall, Michael Gurnis, M. Sdrolias +5 · 10 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Plate tectonics #Seismology #Subduction #Tectonics #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1016/s0012-821x(03)00242-5

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