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Subduction Erosion

Subduction Erosion is a geodynamic process in subduction zone tectonics wherein the overriding plate experiences net material loss due to mechanical abrasion, hydrofracturing, and tectonic scraping at the plate interface, driven by the descent of the subducting slab.

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Observations at convergent margins concerning sediment subduction, subduction erosion, and the growth of continental crust

Roland von Huene, David W. Scholl · Reviews of Geophysics · 1991 · 1.3K citations

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Orogeny and orography: The effects of erosion on the structure of mountain belts

Sean D. Willett · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1999 · 999 citations · Full text

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Controls on tectonic accretion versus erosion in subduction zones: Implications for the origin and recycling of the continental crust

Peter D. Clift, P. Vannucchi · Reviews of Geophysics · 2004 · 880 citations · Full text

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Continental lower crust

Giorgio Rivalenti · Chemical Geology · 1993 · 631 citations

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Noncohesive critical Coulomb wedges: An exact solution

F. A. Dahlen · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1984 · 613 citations

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Authors

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  1. PV
    P. Vannucchi

    University of Florence, Italy

    15 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. RV
    Roland von Huene

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    11 publications · 3K citations

    11

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  3. PD
    Peter D. Clift

    Louisiana State University, United States

    11 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. CR
    César R. Ranero

    Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain

    9 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. DW
    David W. Scholl

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    7 publications · 2.2K citations

    7

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313

  1. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    14 h-index

    39 publications

    2.8K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    47 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Germany

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    4.5K citations

  6. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    933 citations

  8. University of Florence

    Florence, Italy

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    876 citations

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  1. Geology

    23 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 16 publications · 3.2K citations

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  3. Tectonics

    14 publications · 991 citations

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  4. Tectonophysics

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    14 publications · 827 citations

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