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John P. Rafferty
John P. Rafferty writes about Earth processes and the environment. He serves currently as the editor of Earth and life sciences, covering climatology, geology, zoology, and other topics that relate to the natural world.

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Diagrams of the trench "roll back" and slab "sea anchor" processes in back-arc basin formation added.	John P. Rafferty	Jul 26, 2011
	Text qualifying the term "sea anchor" added.	John P. Rafferty	Jul 26, 2011
	New article added.	John P. Rafferty	Apr 01, 2011