Numerical modeling of subduction and evaluation of Philippine Sea Plate tectonic history along the Nankai Trough.

ABSTRACT: The subduction of the Philippine Sea (PHS) plate along the Nankai Trough in in southwest Japan is a relatively recent process compared with subduction along the Japan Trench in northeast Japan. However, the tectonic evolution of the PHS plate along the Nankai Trough is still controversial and not fully understood. There are several competing hypotheses based on different estimates for the time variations of convergence rate and plate age. Our study employs numerical modelling of subduction in order to evaluate the slab evolution for the last 15 Myr and aims to evaluate each tectonic scenario against the present-day slab geometry along a profile passing through the Shikoku and Chugoku regions. The modelling strategy involves a parameter study where subduction initiation and various subducti

SUBMITTER: Moreno EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10600142 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature