Heterogeneity within the subducting Pacific slab beneath the Izu�Bonin�Mariana arc: Evidence from tomography using 3D ray tracing inversion techniques

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2005

Authors

Miller, Meghan
Gorbatov, A.
Kennett, Brian

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Elsevier

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Distinct zones of seismic heterogeneity along the Izu-Bonin-Mariana arc have been investigated using complimenting regional bulk sound, shear wave speed, and P-wave tomographic images. The distribution of seismic anomalies and the inferred geometry of the

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Keywords: Oceanic lithospheres; P-wave tomographic images; Pacific plates; Seismic heterogeneity; Algorithms; Ray tracing; Shear waves; Three dimensional; Tomography; Seismology; subduction zone; Izu-Bonin Arc; oceanic regions; Pacific Ocean; World 3D imaging; Izu-Bonin-Mariana; Subducting slabs; Tomography

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Earth and Planetary Science Letters

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