Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980pepi...23..240r&link_type=abstract
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, vol. 23, Oct. 1980, p. 240-252.
Physics
63
Earthquakes, Plates (Tectonics), Seismology, Subduction (Geology), Vertical Motion, Convergence, Lithosphere, Long Term Effects, Rates (Per Time), Vertical Distribution
Scientific paper
There is considerable variation between subduction zones in the largest characteristic earthquake within each zone. Assuming that coupling between downgoing and upper plates is directly related to characteristic earthquake size, tests for correlations between variation in coupling and other physical features of subduction zones are conducted: the lateral extent and penetration depth of Benioff zones, age of subducting lithosphere, convergence rate, and back-arc spreading. Using linear multivariate regression, coupling is correlated with two variables: convergence rate and lithosphere age. Secondary correlations within the data set are penetration depth versus lithosphere age, and lateral extent versus convergence rate. Taken together, the observed correlations suggest a simple qualitative model where convergence rate and lithosphere age determine the horizontal and sinking rates, respectively, of slabs: these parameters influence the seismic coupling in the subduction zone. In the limit of a fast sinking rate and slow convergence rate, back-arc spreading occurs and thereby appears to be a passive process.
Kanamori Hiroo
Ruff Larry
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