Angle of subduction

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Nov 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977natur.270..334s&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 270, Nov. 24, 1977, p. 334-336.

Physics

Fluid Dynamics

26

Earth Crust, Earth Movements, Subduction (Geology), Tectonics, Angles (Geometry), Fluid Dynamics, Mathematical Models

Scientific paper

According to studies reported by Richter (1977) and Forsyth and Uyeda (1975), the negative buoyancy of subducting slabs may be the dominant factor in the dynamics of plate tectonics, which is considered in connection with the observed modification of the earth's outermost solid layer. A description is presented of a simple fluid dynamical model which illustrates some of the general principles of subduction dynamics. The model is based on the concept of a 'critical' negative buoyancy which plate material must attain before it can undergo steady-state subduction.

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