New research in #GSABulletin explores how serpentinized mantle shapes subduction behavior and water transport in the Mariana Trench.
Read more: geosociety.co/F_Li_et_al
#SubductionZones #Geodynamics #GSAPubs
Image: Figure 11 from the paper.
New paper using geodynamic numerical models to try to understand how ophiolites are emplaced, using gravity only and no side push from plates.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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#tectonics #ophiolite #subductionzones #geodynamics #fcul #idl
New paper using geodynamic numerical models to try to understand how ophiolites are emplaced, using gravity only and no side push from plates.
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#tectonics #ophiolite #subductionzones #numericalmodels #geodynamics
A strong #earthquake struck the #Kamchatka Peninsula the night of July 29–30, triggering a #tsunami warning in Pacific.
Events like this highlight the seismic threat posed by offshore #subductionzones and their potential for global-scale impact (in terms of human lives and economic consequences)
Tectonic Plates Can ‘Infect’ One Another with Earth-Shaking Subduction Zones #Science #EarthSciences #Geology #TectonicPlates #SubductionZones
