Influence of faults weakening and grain size evolution on subduction dynamics (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Influence of faults weakening and grain size evolution on subduction dynamics

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The researchers put sinking tectonic plates through a simulated gauntlet of destructive geologic forces. Only when all forces were included did the plate behave in a way that matches geophysical evidence from the surface. Credit: Taras Gerya, David Bercovici, Thorsten Becker/Springer Nature

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Taras Gerya, David Bercovici, Thorsten Becker/Springer Nature

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