Plume‐Induced Subduction Initiation: Single‐Slab or Multi‐Slab Subduction?
Abstract Initiation of subduction following the impingement of a hot buoyant mantle plume is one of the few scenarios that allow breaking the lithosphere and recycling a stagnant lid without requiring any preexisting weak zones. Here, we investigate factors controlling the number and shape of retrea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GC008663 |