Plate tectonics on the Earth triggered by plume-induced subduction initiation
Plate tectonics on the Earth triggered by plume-induced subduction initiation
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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High-resolution three-dimensional thermomechanical simulations of Earth's lithosphere indicate that mantle plumes could have initiated the first subduction zones, but only in the hotter early Earth for old oceanic plates.
The first subduction zones
Taras Gerya and co-authors use high-resolution three-dimensional numerical thermomechanical mod...
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Plate tectonics on the Earth triggered by plume-induced subduction initiation
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1733189076
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1733189076
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature15752
