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 …

Shortening of the continental lithosphere is generally accommodated by the growth of
crustal wedges building above megathrusts in the mantle lithosphere. We show that the …

Geodynamical simulations over the past decades have widely been built on quadrilateral
and hexahedral finite elements. For the discretization of the key Stokes equation describing …

The understanding of the interactions between subduction‐induced mantle flow and
background mantle flow (being global or regional) remains incomplete despite its potential …

Subduction zones are locations on Earth where the oceanic material of one tectonic plate
dives below the material (oceanic or continental) of another tectonic plate into the mantle …

A global study of subduction zone dynamics indicates that the thermal structure of the
overriding plate may control arc location. A fast convergence rate and a steep slab dip bring …

Plate tectonics is primarily driven by the constant gravitational pull of slabs where oceanic
lithosphere sinks into the mantle at subduction zones. Under stable plate boundary …

We study the dynamically induced flexural topography in subduction numerical mechanical
models. We focus on the topographic changes at the overriding plate (OP) surface induced …

The important role played by the upper plate in convergence zones dynamics has long been
underestimated but is now more and more emphasized. However, the influence of its …

Upper plate deformation within a subduction zone depends on the complex relationship
between surface plate motions, trench motion, slab pull and asthenospheric flow. Previous …