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2010, Oceanography 23(1):166–173, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2010.68
Seamount Subduction and Earthquakes
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Authors
Anthony B. Watts | Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Anthony A.P. Koppers | College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
David P. Robinson | Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abstract
Seamounts are ubiquitous features of the seafloor that form part of the fabric of oceanic crust. When a seamount enters a subduction zone, it has a major affect on forearc morphology, the uplift history of the island arc, and the structure of the downgoing slab. It is not known, however, what controls whether a seamount is accreted to the forearc or carried down into the subduction zone and recycled into the deep mantle. Of societal interest is the role seamounts play in geohazards, in particular, the generation of large earthquakes.
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Citation
Watts, A.B., A.A.P. Koppers, and D.P. Robinson. 2010. Seamount subduction and earthquakes. Oceanography 23(1):166–173, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2010.68.