Subduction initiation with vertical lithospheric heterogeneities and new fault formation

How subduction initiates with mechanically unfavorable lithospheric heterogeneities is important and rarely studied. We investigate this with a geodynamic model for the Puysegur Incipient Subduction Zone (PISZ) south of New Zealand. The model incorporates a true free surface, elasto-visco-plastic rh...

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Autores principales: Mao, X, Gurnis, M, May, D
Formato: Journal article
Publicado: American Geophysical Union 2017