Dynamics of Subducting Slabs: Numerical Modeling and Constraints from Seismology, Geoid, Topography, Geochemistry, and Petrology

Ikuko Wada; S. King

doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53802-4.00132-9

Dynamics of Subducting Slabs: Numerical Modeling and Constraints from Seismology, Geoid, Topography, Geochemistry, and Petrology

Ikuko Wada, S. King

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Abstract

Slab dynamics poses a critical hurdle for understanding mantle convection and plate tectonics on Earth in general and subduction zone processes, such as intraslab earthquakes, mantle wedge flow, and volatile recycling, in particular. A significant effort has been made for the development of a series of numerical and analog experiments and the synthesis of observational constraints on slab dynamics. This chapter is dedicated to guiding the reader through the current state of our knowledge and some of the long-standing and recently raised questions that resulted from these studies.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Mantle Dynamics
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	339-391
Number of pages	53
Volume	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9780444538031
ISBN (Print)	9780444538024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53802-4.00132-9
State	Published - Jan 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Geoid
Mantle convection
Mantle rheology
Numerical models
Phase transformations
Plate motion
Seismic tomography
Slab bending
Slab deformation
Slab dehydration
Slab geometry
Subducting slabs
Subduction zone earthquakes
Subduction zones
Volatile cycle

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Wada, I., & King, S. (2015). Dynamics of Subducting Slabs: Numerical Modeling and Constraints from Seismology, Geoid, Topography, Geochemistry, and Petrology. In Mantle Dynamics (Vol. 7, pp. 339-391). Elsevier Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53802-4.00132-9

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