Summary: Fluid source-based modeling of melt initiation within the subduction zone mantle
wedge: Implications for geochemical trends in arc lavas
Laura Baker Hebert ,1
, Paul Asimow, Paula Antoshechkina
California Institute of Technology; Pasadena, CA 91125, United States
a b s t r a c ta r t i c l e i n f o
Article history:
Received 30 August 2008
Received in revised form 15 April 2009
Accepted 15 June 2009
Editor: D.B. Dingwell
Keywords:
Costa Rica
Izu­Bonin
Subduction
Volcanic front
Cross-arc trends
GyPSM-S
The GyPSM-S (Geodynamic and Petrological Synthesis Model for Subduction) scheme couples a petrological
model with a 2-D thermal and variable viscosity flow model to describe and compare fundamental processes

Source: Asimow, Paul D. - Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology,

Collections: Geosciences