Seismic evidence for tearing in the subducting Indian slab beneath the Andaman arc

Abstract Segmentation of a subduction zone through tearing is envisaged as an inevitable consequence of the differential rate of slab rollback along the strike of convergent plate boundaries. It is a key feature that controls plate tectonics and seismogenesis in a subduction setting. Globally, litho...

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Main Authors: Prakash Kumar, G. Srijayanthi, M. Ravi Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-05-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068590
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