Weakening of the lithosphere beneath Scotian basin : prelude for initiation of subduction of Atlantic Ocean

While plate tectonic theory has been developed considerably in the last four decades, the of initiation of subduction remains an enigma. In this thesis, I investigate the possible initiation of subduction of North Atlantic oceanic lithosphere at the Scotian basin off east coast of Canada. === On the...

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Main Author: Zheng, Ying
Other Authors: Arkani-Hamed, Jafar (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2002
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=38535