Effect of Buoyant Sediment Overlying Subducting Plates on Trench Geometry: 3D Viscoelastic Free Subduction Modeling
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DOI: 10.1029/2021gl093498
Abstract: Buoyant trench sediment generates an isostatic restoring force that opposes the slab pull of subducting plates; however, the influence of this force on subduction dynamics is poorly understood. Here, we performed three‐dimensional free subduction simulations… read more here.
Keywords: subducting plates; geometry; sediment; free subduction ... See more keywords