Transient rheology of the Sumatran mantle wedge revealed by a decade of great earthquakes
The rheology of the upper mantle is key to understanding how plate tectonics may evolve. Here, using GPS and tide-gauge measurements along the Sumatran subduction zone, the authors’ show that a bi-viscous rheology model is needed to explain the stress and strain evolution of the upper mantle followi...
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| author | Qiang Qiu James D. P. Moore Sylvain Barbot Lujia Feng Emma M. Hill |
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| description | The rheology of the upper mantle is key to understanding how plate tectonics may evolve. Here, using GPS and tide-gauge measurements along the Sumatran subduction zone, the authors’ show that a bi-viscous rheology model is needed to explain the stress and strain evolution of the upper mantle following earthquakes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-23d0070dc57c4a4398890ba45b6a98b22022-12-21T21:52:32ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232018-03-019111310.1038/s41467-018-03298-6Transient rheology of the Sumatran mantle wedge revealed by a decade of great earthquakesQiang Qiu0James D. P. Moore1Sylvain Barbot2Lujia Feng3Emma M. Hill4Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological UniversityEarth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological UniversityEarth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological UniversityEarth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological UniversityEarth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological UniversityThe rheology of the upper mantle is key to understanding how plate tectonics may evolve. Here, using GPS and tide-gauge measurements along the Sumatran subduction zone, the authors’ show that a bi-viscous rheology model is needed to explain the stress and strain evolution of the upper mantle following earthquakes.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03298-6 |
| spellingShingle | Qiang Qiu James D. P. Moore Sylvain Barbot Lujia Feng Emma M. Hill Transient rheology of the Sumatran mantle wedge revealed by a decade of great earthquakes Nature Communications |
| title | Transient rheology of the Sumatran mantle wedge revealed by a decade of great earthquakes |
| title_full | Transient rheology of the Sumatran mantle wedge revealed by a decade of great earthquakes |
| title_fullStr | Transient rheology of the Sumatran mantle wedge revealed by a decade of great earthquakes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transient rheology of the Sumatran mantle wedge revealed by a decade of great earthquakes |
| title_short | Transient rheology of the Sumatran mantle wedge revealed by a decade of great earthquakes |
| title_sort | transient rheology of the sumatran mantle wedge revealed by a decade of great earthquakes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03298-6 |
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