Sketch of three different ways to allow for fast subduction trench retreat that are flattening of the slab from side view (top left), curvature of the slab from top view for narrow (top centre) and wide subduction zones (bottom), and partial slab damage (i.e., slab window) from side view (top right). Shown are initial (grey) and end position (black) of the plate and corresponding mantle flow (blue) that displaces mantle material from its initial region (orange) to its final region (green).
- Creator: Fabio Crameri
- This version: 12.09.2021
- License: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Specific citation: This graphic by Fabio Crameri from Crameri and Tackley (2014) is available via the open-access s-Ink repository.
- Related reference: Crameri, F., and P.J. Tackley (2014), Spontaneous development of arcuate single-sided subduction in global 3-D mantle convection models with a free surface, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 119(7), 5921-5942, doi:10.1002/2014JB010939
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