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The nature of subslab slow velocity anomalies beneath South America by Portner, Daniel Evan, Beck, Susan, Zandt, George, Scire, Alissa

“…Slow seismic velocity anomalies are commonly imaged beneath subducting slabs in tomographic studies, yet a unifying explanation for their distribution has not…”
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Internal deformation of the subducted Nazca slab inferred from seismic anisotropy by Eakin, Caroline M., Long, Maureen D., Scire, Alissa, Beck, Susan L., Wagner, Lara S., Zandt, George, Tavera, Hernando

“…Subducting oceanic plates are often considered as cold, rigid slabs. Analysis of seismic anisotropy in the subducted Nazca Plate beneath Peru suggests that the…”
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Imaging the transition from flat to normal subduction: variations in the structure of the Nazca slab and upper mantle under southern Peru and northwestern Bolivia by Scire, Alissa, Zandt, George, Beck, Susan, Long, Maureen, Wagner, Lara, Minaya, Estela, Tavera, Hernando

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Detailed Structure of the Subducted Nazca Slab into the Lower Mantle Derived From Continent‐Scale Teleseismic P Wave Tomography by Portner, Daniel Evan, Rodríguez, Emily E., Beck, Susan, Zandt, George, Scire, Alissa, Rocha, Marcelo P., Bianchi, Marcelo B., Ruiz, Mario, França, George Sand, Condori, Cristobal, Alvarado, Patricia

“…Nazca subduction beneath South America is one of our best modern examples of long‐lived ocean‐continent subduction on the planet, serving as a foundation for…”
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Imaging variations in the central Andean mantle and the subducting Nazca slab with teleseismic tomography by Scire, Alissa

“…The Nazca-South America convergent margin is marked by the presence of the Andean mountain belt, which stretches along the 8000-km long western margin of the…”
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Imaging variations in the central Andean mantle and the subducting Nazca slab with teleseismic tomography by Scire, Alissa

“…The Nazca-South America convergent margin is marked by the presence of the Andean mountain belt, which stretches along the 8000-km long western margin of the…”
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