Sentences with phrase «entire subduction zone»

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Although the rate of subduction varies little along the entire arc, there are complex changes in the geologic processes along the subduction zone that dramatically influence volcanic activity, crustal deformation, earthquake generation and occurrence all along the western edge of South America.

The project «offers a unique opportunity to image the seismic structures associated with an entire plate, including its spreading center and subduction zone, within an easily accessible part of the continental and offshore United States,» said University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher Haiying Gao, a guest editor of the SRL focus section.