most citedHorizontal subduction zones, convergence velocity and the building of the Andes

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physics.geo-ph2010★ 231 cited

Horizontal subduction zones, convergence velocity and the building of the Andes

Joseph Martinod, Laurent Husson, Pierrick Roperch +2

We discuss the relationships between Andean shortening, plate velocities at the trench, and slab geometry beneath South America. Although some correlation exists between the conver…