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Horizontal mantle flow controls subduction dynamics

It is generally accepted that subduction is driven by downgoing-plate negative buoyancy. Yet plate age –the main control on buoyancy– exhibits little correlation with most of the present-day subduction velocities and slab dips. “West”-directed subduction zones are on average steeper (~65°) than “Eas...

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Autores principales: Ficini, E., Dal Zilio, L., Doglioni, C., Gerya, T. V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5548891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28790325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06551-y