The causes of continental arc flare ups and drivers of episodic magmatic activity in Cordilleran orogenic systems

JB Chapman, JE Shields, MN Ducea, SR Paterson… - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
Continental arcs in Cordilleran orogenic systems display episodic changes in magma
production rate, alternating between flare ups (70–90 km 3 km− 1 Myr− 1) and lulls (< 20 km …

Geodynamic controls on magmatic arc migration and quiescence

GM Gianni, SP Luján - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Reconfigurations of magmatic arcs through time have been recognized since pioneering
works, describing inland and trenchward arc migrations or magmatic shut-off lasting for …

Slabitization: Mechanisms controlling subduction development and viscous coupling

P Agard, C Prigent, M Soret, B Dubacq, S Guillot… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
This contribution investigates mechanisms controlling subduction development and
stabilization over time (coined as' slabitization'), from a nascent slab to a mature slab …

An introductory review of the thermal structure of subduction zones: III—Comparison between models and observations

PE van Keken, CR Wilson - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2023 - Springer
The thermal structure of subduction zones is fundamental to our understanding of the
physical and chemical processes that occur at active convergent plate margins. These …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling chemical geodynamics of subduction zones using the Arc Basalt Simulator version 5

JI Kimura - Geosphere, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Arc Basalt Simulator version 5 (ABS5) is a forward geochemical and petrological
model that can be used to examine the element mass balance in primary arc magmas …

Do arc silicic magmas form by fluid-fluxed melting of older arc crust or fractionation of basaltic magmas?

JD Clemens, G Stevens, MJ Mayne - Contributions to Mineralogy and …, 2021 - Springer
Under the right circumstances, fluid-fluxed crustal melting occurs, as demonstrated by some
amphibolite-facies migmatites, but the relatively low temperatures involved make this mode …

Fluid migration in the mantle wedge: Influence of mineral grain size and mantle compaction

NG Cerpa, I Wada, CR Wilson - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mineral grain size in the mantle affects fluid migration by controlling mantle permeability; the
smaller the grain size, the less permeable the mantle is. Mantle shear viscosity also affects …

Understanding subduction infancy to mature subduction in Southwest Japan via the self-consistent formation of a weak slab interface

C Lee, YH Kim - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The weak slab interface controls long-term subduction dynamics. A weak hydrous layer at
the slab interface promotes mechanical decoupling between the forearc mantle and the …

A Three‐Field Formulation for Two‐Phase Flow in Geodynamic Modeling: Toward the Zero‐Porosity Limit

G Lu, DA May, RS Huismans - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Two‐phase flow, a system where Stokes flow and Darcy flow are coupled, is of great
importance in the Earth's interior, such as in subduction zones, mid‐ocean ridges, and …

A review and update of mantle thermobarometry for primitive arc magmas

CB Till - American Mineralogist, 2017 - degruyter.com
Erupted lavas and tephras remain among the best tools we have to ascertain the mantle
processes that give rise to the compositional diversity and spatial distribution of near-primary …