The Cascadia Subduction Wedge: the role of accretion, uplift, and erosion
Brandon MT. 2004. The Cascadia Subduction Wedge: the role of accretion, uplift, and erosion. Pages 566-574. In van der Pluijm BA and Marshak S. Earth Structure, An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics. WCB?McGraw Hill Press
From the Paper: "An important theme of this essay is that accretion of largely sedimentary materials has a strong influence on deformation of the overriding plate at suduction zones. We are concerned here with the accretionary flux into the subduction zone, which is defined as the thickness of accreted materials times the rate of plate subduction. Sedimentary rocks are quickly compacted during the subduction process, so we use the equivalent thickness of fully compacted sedimentary rock when calculating the accretionary flux."
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Brandon, Mark
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Cascadia subduction zone, Geology, Physical Sciences, Tectonics