How new subduction zones form is an emerging field of scientific research with important
implications for our understanding of lithospheric strength, the driving force of plate …

To address the question of the initiation and mechanisms involved in the process of
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …

Subduction zones are pivotal for the recycling of Earth's outer layer into its interior. However,
the conditions under which new subduction zones initiate are enigmatic. Here, we …

Abstract The Bonin Ridge and trench slope preserves the geological record of subduction
initiation and subsequent evolution of the Izu–Bonin–Mariana (IBM) arc. Diving and …

In contrast to modern-day plate tectonics, studying Precambrian geodynamics presents a
unique challenge as currently there is no agreement upon paradigm concerning the global …

Documenting the early tectonic and magmatic evolution of the Izu–Bonin–Mariana (IBM) arc
system in the Western Pacific is critical for understanding the process and cause of …

Abstract The Wilson Cycle theory that oceans close and reopen along the former suture is a
fundamental concept in plate tectonics. It was named after J. Tuzo Wilson who recognised …

The dynamics of subduction under an active margin are analysed by using a 2D‐coupled
petrological–thermomechanical numerical model of an oceanic–continental subduction …

Subduction initiation is one of the main unsolved issues in plate tectonics theory with
different proposed mechanisms. In the arc (plateau, terrane)-continent collision models, a …

We conducted a set of numerical experiments to study the evolution of a subduction–
collision system subject to spontaneous slab breakoff. The study takes into account complex …