Continental subduction of Adria in the Apennines and relation with seismicity and hazard
The subduction of continental lithosphere is a complex process because the buoyancy of the crust is higher than the oceanic and should resist sinking into the mantle. Anyway, studies on the Alpine-Himalayan collision system indicate that a large portion of the continental crust is subducted, while s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1253443/full |