Back-Arc Spreading Centers and Superfast Subduction: The Case of the Northern Lau Basin (SW Pacific Ocean)

The Lau Basin is a back-arc region formed by the subduction of the Pacific plate below the Australian plate. We studied the regional morphology of the back-arc spreading centers of the Northern Lau basin, and we compared it to their relative spreading rates. We obtained a value of 60.2 mm/year along...

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Main Authors: Camilla Palmiotto, Eleonora Ficini, Maria Filomena Loreto, Filippo Muccini, Marco Cuffaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/12/2/50