Title | Link between plate fabric, hydration and subduction zone seismicity in Alaska |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Shillington, DJ, Bécel, A, Nedimović, MR, Kuehn, H, Webb, SC, Abers, GA, Keranen, KM, Li, J, Delescluse, M, Mattei-Salicrup, GA |
Journal | Nature Geoscience |
Volume | 8 |
Pagination | 961–964 |
ISSN | 1752-0908 |
Keywords | Geodynamics, seismology, Tectonics |
Abstract | Subduction carries water into the Earth where it can influence seismicity. Analysis of the structure of the Alaskan subduction zone suggests fluid delivery is influenced by faults in the oceanic plate that formed at the mid-ocean ridge. |
URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo2586 |
DOI | 10.1038/ngeo2586 |