Kinematic Boundary Conditions Favouring Subduction Initiation at Passive Margins Over Subduction at Mid-oceanic Ridges

A. Auzemery; E. Willingshofer; P. Yamato; T. Duretz; F. Beekman

doi:10.3389/feart.2021.765893

Kinematic Boundary Conditions Favouring Subduction Initiation at Passive Margins Over Subduction at Mid-oceanic Ridges

A. Auzemery, E. Willingshofer, P. Yamato, T. Duretz, F. Beekman

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We perform numerical modelling to simulate the shortening of an oceanic basin and the adjacent continental margins in order to discuss the relationship between compressional stresses acting on the lithosphere and the time dependent strength of the mid-oceanic ridges within the frame of subduction initiation. We focus on the role of stress regulating mechanisms by testing the stress–strain-rate response to convergence rate, and the thermo-tectonic age of oceanic and continental lithospheres. We find that, upon compression, subduction initiation at passive margin is favoured for thermally thin (Palaeozoic or younger) continental lithospheres (180 km), and for oceanic basins younger than 60 Myr (after rifting). The results also highlight the importance of convergence rate that controls stress distribution and magnitudes in the oceanic lithosphere. Slow convergence (

Original language	English
Article number	765893
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Journal	Frontiers in Earth Science
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.765893
Publication status	Published - 2 Dec 2021

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Alps
convergence rate
mid-oceanic ridge
passive margins
subduction initiation

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Kinematic Boundary Conditions Favouring Subduction Initiation at Passive Margins Over Subduction at Mid-oceanic Ridges

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