Paper by Stubailo, Beghein, and Davis “Structure and anisotropy of the Mexico subduction zone based on Rayleigh-wave analysis and implications for the geometry of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt” published in JGR:
*Stubailo, I., Beghein, C., Davis, P., Structure and anisotropy of the Mexico subduction zone based on Rayleigh-wave analysis and implications for the geometry of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, J. Geophys. Res., 117, B5, B05303, doi:10.1029/2011JB008631, 2012
![Two potential interpretations of the subduction structure in Mexico. (top) The flat (slab A) and steep (slab B) portions of the slab discussed in this paper separated by a tear.](http://faculty.epss.ucla.edu/~cbeghein/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/jgrb17021-fig-0016.png)