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Numerical comparison of different convergent plate contacts: subduction channel and subduction fault [PDF]
Geophysical Journal International, 2007 Summary At convergent plate boundaries, the properties of the actual plate contact are important for the overall dynamics. Convergent plate boundaries both mechanically decouple and link tectonic plates and accommodate large amounts of strain.
Rob Govers, Rinus Wortel
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Structural and rheological evolution of the Laramide subduction channel in southern California [PDF]
Solid Earth, 2017 The Pelona Schist in the San Gabriel Mountains, southern California, formed in the Laramide subduction channel, exhibits multiple phases of deformation/metamorphism and provides valuable insights into the rheological properties of the subduction channel.
H. Xia, J. P. Platt
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Evidence for a serpentinized plate interface favouring continental subduction [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 The dynamics of continental subduction is largely controlled by the rheological properties of rocks involved along the subduction channel. Here, the authors reveal a prominent, yet previously undetected, low-velocity body beneath the Western Alps, along ...
Liang Zhao +12 more
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Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2011 Abstract We discuss the earthquake rupture behavior along the Chile–Peru subduction zone in terms of the buoyancy of the subducting high oceanic features (HOF's), and the effect of the interplay between HOF and subduction channel thickness on the degree of interplate coupling.
Eduardo Contreras-Reyes, Carrizo D
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Earth and Planetary Science LettersWe present a multi-disciplinary investigation of the deformation and carbonation history of oceanic serpentinites involved in the plate interface of the Cretaceous-Eocene subduction complex exposed in the Elba Island —an exceptionally well-preserved example of oceanic subduction system.
Vanni Moggi-Cecchi +2 more
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Transient Permeability of a Deep‐Seated Subduction Interface Shear Zone
Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 Slow slip and tremor is observed along many subduction margins and is commonly linked to fluid pressure variations and migration. Accurate estimates of porosity and permeability around subduction megathrust shear zones are vital for understanding fluid ...
J. Muñoz‐Montecinos, W. M. Behr
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Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2023 The interplay between structural and metamorphic processes operating along the deep plate interface in subduction zones remains elusive as much of the geologic record is recycled into the mantle.
Eirini M. Poulaki +2 more
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What Controls Maximum Magnitudes of Giant Subduction Earthquakes?
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2020 Giant earthquakes with magnitudes above 8.5 occur only in subduction zones. Despite the developments made in observing large subduction zone earthquakes with geophysical instruments, the factors controlling the maximum size of these earthquakes are still
Iskander A. Muldashev +1 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Fluids in subduction zones play a key role in controlling seismic activity, drastically affecting the rheology of rocks, triggering mineral reactions, and lowering the effective stress.
Francesco Giuntoli, Giulio Viola
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Channel flow, tectonic overpressure, and exhumation of high-pressure rocks in the Greater Himalayas [PDF]
Solid Earth, 2018 The Himalayas are the archetype of continental collision, where a number of long-standing fundamental problems persist in the Greater Himalayan Sequence (GHS): (1) contemporaneous reverse and normal faulting, (2) inversion of metamorphic grade, (3 ...
F. O. Marques +4 more
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