SOME CONSEQUENCES OF THE SUBDUCTION OF YOUNG SLABS
The negative buoyancy force exerted by a subducting oceanic slab depends on its descent velocity, and strongly on its age. For lithosphere close to thermal equilibrium, this force dominates by a large margin the resisting forces arising from friction on the plate boundary and compositional buoyancy....
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1980
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