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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > SUBDUCTION

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SUBDUCTION  

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  • A geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries. Where the oceanic lithosphere of a tectonic plate converges with the less dense lithosphere of a second plate, the heavier plate dives beneath the second plate and sinks into the mantle. (en)

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  • 2021-10-20 09:23:40.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (SUBDUCTION [c6f748f7-3a2a-4c76-90bd-8e8d7a691b21,778211] - OCEAN CIRCULATION [a031952d-9f00-4ba5-9966-5f87ab9dfdd4,775052]);
  • 2021-10-21 15:41:14.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: A geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries. Where the oceanic lithosphere of a tectonic plate converges with the less dense lithosphere of a second plate, the heavier plate dives beneath the second plate and sinks into the mantle. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/c6f748f7-3a2a-4c76-90bd-8e8d7a691b21

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