https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 24.9 2026-09-30T10:52:06.201Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/sciencekeywords/44dd98d0-a0d0-46b2-bb98-ed887ce7fa60 2013-02-18 SUBDUCTION Date=2013-04-02 User Id=tbs1979 Entity=Definition Operation=INSERT System Note=insert Definition New Value=id: null text: The process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate, sinking into the Earth's mantle, as the plates converge. A subduction zone is an area on Earth where two tectonic plates move towards one another and subduction occurs. language code: en Date=2013-02-18 User Id=tbs1979 Entity=BroaderRelation Operation=INSERT User Note=Insert Concept System Note=add broader relation New Value=SUBDUCTION [44dd98d0-a0d0-46b2-bb98-ed887ce7fa60,82551] - TECTONIC PROCESSES [f0bd7eeb-9004-4e40-a649-f6010d8a4303,82507] The process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate, sinking into the Earth's mantle, as the plates converge. A subduction zone is an area on Earth where two tectonic plates move towards one another and subduction occurs. 2013-04-02 08:53:28.0