Converse of object

• subduct: There is no evidence for subducted oceanic lithosphere in the eastern Alps above 400 km.

• overlie: Magmas that form island arcs are produced by the partial melting of the descending plate and/or the overlying oceanic lithosphere.

• call: The outer part of the Earth is called the lithosphere.

Adjective modifier

• oceanic: In contrast, the thickness of oceanic lithosphere is much less.

• continental: Research Traditionally my chief area of research has spanned a broad range of tectonic topics concentrating on the deformation of continental lithosphere.

• Australian: Simons, F.J. and van der Hilst, R.D. ( 2002 ) Age-dependent seismic and mechanical thickness of the Australian lithosphere.

• incipient: The models will be used to determine the rheology of the incipient oceanic lithosphere around the Dabbahu rift.

• low: This implies that the oceanic lithosphere is detached from continental lower lithosphere also in the eastern Alps.

Modifies a noun

• rheology: Simple models of lithosphere rheology are developed and applied to case studies.