The Geodynamic Evolution of the Subducting Chile Ridge, thermal and geodynamic consequences constrained by geophysical and geological data.

Jorge Sanhueza1, Gonzalo A Yanez1, Roger Buck2, Jaime Araya3 and Eugenio E Veloso4, (1)Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Deparment of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Santiago, Chile, (2)Columbia University of New York, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States, (3)Universidad de Atacama, Geology department, Copiapo, Chile, (4)Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, School of Ocean Sciences, Valparaíso, Chile