Towards scaling laws for subduction initiation on terrestrial planets: constraints from two-dimensional steady-state convection simulations

The strongly temperature-dependent viscosity of rocks leads to the formation of nearly rigid lithospheric plates. Previous studies showed that a very low yield stress might be necessary to weaken and mobilize the plates, for example, due to water. However, the magnitude of the yield stress remains p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Progress in earth and planetary science 2015-07, Vol.2 (1), p.1, Article 18
Hauptverfasser:	Wong, Teresa, Solomatov, Viatcheslav S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atmospheric Sciences Biogeosciences Convection Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Geophysics/Geodesy Hydrogeology Lithosphere Numerical analysis Planetology Research Article Space and planetary sciences Thinning
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