Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-353-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-353-2023
Research article
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20 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 20 Mar 2023

Plume–ridge interactions: ridgeward versus plate-drag plume flow

Fengping Pang, Jie Liao, Maxim D. Ballmer, and Lun Li

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on se-2022-20', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Mar 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Fengping Pang, 24 May 2022
    • AC3: 'latest reply on RC1', Fengping Pang, 27 May 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on se-2022-20', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Mar 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Fengping Pang on behalf of the Authors (29 May 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (08 Jun 2022) by Taras Gerya
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Jun 2022) by Taras Gerya
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (13 Jun 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (28 Jun 2022)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (04 Jul 2022) by Taras Gerya
AR by Fengping Pang on behalf of the Authors (15 Nov 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Nov 2022) by Taras Gerya
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (22 Dec 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (02 Jan 2023)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Jan 2023) by Taras Gerya
AR by Fengping Pang on behalf of the Authors (10 Jan 2023)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (13 Jan 2023) by Taras Gerya
EF by Sarah Buchmann (13 Jan 2023)  Author's tracked changes 
ED: Publish as is (15 Jan 2023) by Susanne Buiter (Executive editor)
AR by Fengping Pang on behalf of the Authors (30 Jan 2023)
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Short summary
Plume–ridge interaction is an intriguing geological process in plate tectonics. In this paper, we address the respective role of ridgeward vs. plate-drag plume flow in 2D thermomechanical models and compare the results with a compilation of observations on Earth. From a geophysical and geochemical analysis of Earth plumes and in combination with the model results, we propose that the absence of plumes interacting with ridges in the Pacific is largely caused by the presence of plate drag.