Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982georl...9...21m&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 9, Jan. 1982, p. 21-24. Research supported by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique;
Physics
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Earth Surface, Earthquakes, Finite Element Method, Lithosphere, Mathematical Models, Plates (Tectonics), Subduction (Geology), Maxwell Equation, Modulus Of Elasticity, Stress Analysis, Viscoelasticity
Scientific paper
A simplified model of a subduction zone is presented, which incorporates the mechanical asymmetry induced by the subducted slab to anchor the subducting plate during post-seismic rebound and thus throw most of the coseismic stream release into the overthrust plate. The model predicts that the trench moves with respect to the deep mantle toward the subducting plate at a velocity equal to one-half of the convergence rate. A strong extensional pulse is propagated into the overthrust plate shortly after the earthquake, and although this extension changes into compression before the next earthquake in the cycle, the period of strong extension following the earthquake may be responsible for extensional tectonic features in the back-arc region.
Fleitout Luce
Melosh Henry Jay
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