Why is the Challenger Deep so deep?

Authors: Fryer P.; Becker N.; Appelgate B.; Martinez F.; Edwards M.; Fryer G.

Source: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 211, Number 3, 30 June 2003 , pp. 259-269(11)

Publisher: Elsevier

Keywords: Mariana Trench; subduction; Challenger Deep; island arc; forearc; crustal deformation

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00202-4

Affiliations: 1: Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East-West Road, POST 602, 96822, Honolulu, HI, USA

Publication date: 2003-06-30

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