Southward expanding plate coupling due to variation in sediment subduction as a cause of Andean growth

Autor: Jiashun Hu, Lijun Liu, Michael Gurnis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27518-8
Popis: Climate and tectonics control the distribution of trench sediments which in turn exerts a strong influence on tectonics by controlling the coupling strength of plate interface. This process could have caused the southward growth of the Andes.
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