The morphology and dynamics of subducting lithosphere

The morphology and dynamics of subducting lithosphere

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 1989.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fischer, Karen Marie
Other Authors:	Thomas H. Jordan.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
Subjects:	Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/57820

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