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....

Celý popis

Podrobná bibliografie
Hlavní autoři: England, P, Wortel, R
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 1980