Overriding plate thickness control on subducting plate curvature
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Overriding plate thickness control on subducting plate curvature
Subducting plate (SP) curvature exerts a key control on the amount of bending dissipation associated with subduction, and the magnitude of the subduction-resisting bending force. However, the factors controlling the development of SP curvature are not well understood. We use numerical models to quantify the role of SP rheology on the minimum radius of curvature, Rmin. We find that Rmin depends ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0094-8276,1944-8007
DOI: 10.1002/2015gl063834