HORIZONTAL SHEAR-FLOW IN THE MANTLE BENEATH THE TONGA ARC
In the Tonga subduction zone, a systematic shear deformation, in which deep material moves relatively to the south, is superimposed on the mode of down-dip shortening which is characteristic of the region. We interpret this observation, together with a tectonic reconstruction, in terms of the intera...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
1986
|
| _version_ | 1797098585051889664 |
|---|---|
| author | Giardini, D Woodhouse, J |
| author_facet | Giardini, D Woodhouse, J |
| author_sort | Giardini, D |
| collection | OXFORD |
| description | In the Tonga subduction zone, a systematic shear deformation, in which deep material moves relatively to the south, is superimposed on the mode of down-dip shortening which is characteristic of the region. We interpret this observation, together with a tectonic reconstruction, in terms of the interaction between the subducting lithospheric slab and a horizontal shear flow in the mantle. © 1986 Nature Publishing Group. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-07T05:11:42Z |
| format | Journal article |
| id | oxford-uuid:dbc8661b-0ee1-40ff-94f3-5d9685aab3e8 |
| institution | University of Oxford |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-07T05:11:42Z |
| publishDate | 1986 |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | oxford-uuid:dbc8661b-0ee1-40ff-94f3-5d9685aab3e82022-03-27T09:13:02ZHORIZONTAL SHEAR-FLOW IN THE MANTLE BENEATH THE TONGA ARCJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:dbc8661b-0ee1-40ff-94f3-5d9685aab3e8EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1986Giardini, DWoodhouse, JIn the Tonga subduction zone, a systematic shear deformation, in which deep material moves relatively to the south, is superimposed on the mode of down-dip shortening which is characteristic of the region. We interpret this observation, together with a tectonic reconstruction, in terms of the interaction between the subducting lithospheric slab and a horizontal shear flow in the mantle. © 1986 Nature Publishing Group. |
| spellingShingle | Giardini, D Woodhouse, J HORIZONTAL SHEAR-FLOW IN THE MANTLE BENEATH THE TONGA ARC |
| title | HORIZONTAL SHEAR-FLOW IN THE MANTLE BENEATH THE TONGA ARC |
| title_full | HORIZONTAL SHEAR-FLOW IN THE MANTLE BENEATH THE TONGA ARC |
| title_fullStr | HORIZONTAL SHEAR-FLOW IN THE MANTLE BENEATH THE TONGA ARC |
| title_full_unstemmed | HORIZONTAL SHEAR-FLOW IN THE MANTLE BENEATH THE TONGA ARC |
| title_short | HORIZONTAL SHEAR-FLOW IN THE MANTLE BENEATH THE TONGA ARC |
| title_sort | horizontal shear flow in the mantle beneath the tonga arc |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT giardinid horizontalshearflowinthemantlebeneaththetongaarc AT woodhousej horizontalshearflowinthemantlebeneaththetongaarc |