Plume-Induced Subduction Initiation: Revisiting Models and Observations

Subduction initiation induced by a hot and buoyant mantle plume head is unique among proposed subduction initiation mechanisms because it does not require pre-existing weak zones or other forces for lithospheric collapse. Since recognition of the first evidence of subduction nucleation induced by a...

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Main Authors: Marzieh Baes, Robert J. Stern, Scott Whattam, Taras V. Gerya, Stephan V. Sobolev
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/40c55bc3084a4159a656501abb0e8cca
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