Subduction Primer

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Subduction Primer
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Subduction Dynamics Plate Age and Subduction
velocity
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Plate Age Subduction velocity and Back arc
Basins
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and Plateau Subduction
Juan Fernd.
Oblique Subduction
Oblique subduction About half of the
transform component is partitioned onto the
strike-slip system
Plateau subduction Subduction of thick ocean
crust causes subducted slab to flatten.
Slab flattening lt reduced slab weight.
Non-ideal Subduction
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Non-ideal Subduction
Subduction near slab edge allows flow around
the slab edge, which results in slab
rollback.