Backarc Lithospheric Thickness and Serpentine Stability Control Slab‐Mantle Coupling Depths in Subduction Zones

Abstract A key feature of subduction zone geodynamics and thermal structure is the point at which the slab and mantle mechanically couple. This point defines the depth at which traction between slab and mantle begins to drive mantle wedge circulation and also corresponds with a rapid increase in tem...

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Main Authors: Buchanan C. Kerswell, Matthew J. Kohn, Taras V. Gerya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009304