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The effect of obliquity on temperature in subduction zones: insights from 3-D numerical modeling
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
now at: Sorbonne Université, CNRS-INSU, Institut des Sciences de la Terre Paris, ISTeP UMR 7193, 75005 Paris, France
Cédric Thieulot
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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Short summary
The thermal state of the Earth's crust determines how it reacts to tectonic forces and to fluid flow responsible for ore formation. We hypothesize that the angle between plate motion and convergent boundaries determines the thermal regime of subduction zones (where a plate goes under another one). Computer models and a geological reconstruction of Turkey were used to validate this hypothesis.
This research was done to validate a hypothesis made on the basis of nonquantitative field data.
The thermal state of the Earth's crust determines how it reacts to tectonic forces and to fluid...
