Slab break-offs in the Alpine subduction zone
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The dynamics of double slab subduction
S U M M A R Y We use numerical models to investigate the dynamics of two interacting slabs with parallel trenches. Cases considered are: a single slab reference, outward dipping slabs (out-dip), inward dipping slabs (in-dip) and slabs dipping in the same direction (same-dip). Where trenches converge over time (same-dip and out-dip systems), large positive dynamic pressures in the asthenosphere ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Earth Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1437-3254,1437-3262
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-020-01821-z