Slab sliding away

Scott King
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Scott King: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA. sdk@vt.edu

Nature, 2008, vol. 451, issue 7181, 899-900

Abstract: Does material that is subducted into Earth's interior at plate boundaries penetrate very far down? A model that links subsurface dynamics with the motion of the plates above provides a fresh approach to the question.

Date: 2008
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