TY - JOUR AU - Taramón, Jorge M. AU - Rodríguez González, Juan AU - Negredo Moreno, Ana María AU - Billen, Magali I. PY - 2015 DO - 10.1002/2015GC005940 SN - 1525-2027 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24435 T2 - Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems AB - Several mechanisms have been suggested for the formation of flat slabs including buoyant features on the subducting plate, trenchward motion and thermal or cratonic structure of the overriding plate. Analysis of episodes of flat subduction indicate... LA - eng M2 - 2933 PB - American Geophysical Union KW - Oceanic plateau subduction KW - Western North-America KW - Overriding plate KW - Mantle convection KW - Trench migration KW - Laramide orogeny KW - Transition-zone KW - Thermal-model KW - Farallon slab. TI - Influence of cratonic lithosphere on the formation and evolution of flat slabs: Insights from 3-D time-dependent modeling. TY - journal article VL - 16 ER -