Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9951466 | Earth and Planetary Science Letters | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
- Southward subduction dynamics of the Asian lithosphere below Tibet.
- Maintained during the entire collision by mostly horizontal mantle flow.
- Transmission of far field forces related to the underlying global convection.
- Slab pull as the prominent driver of continental plate tectonics fail.
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Authors
Paul Pitard, Anne Replumaz, Francesca Funiciello, Laurent Husson, Claudio Faccenna,