Numerical modeling of subduction and evaluation of Philippine Sea Plate tectonic history along the Nankai Trough
Por:
Moreno E.J., Manea V.C., Manea M., Yoshioka S., Suenaga N., Bayona A.
Publicada:
25 oct 2023
Categoría:
Multidisciplinary
Resumen:
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 subduction parameters are analyzed in terms of subduction geometry evolution. Two-dimensional visco-elasto-plastic numerical simulations of spontaneous bending subduction predict that convergence rate and plate age variations play an important role in the evolution of subduction geometry. Modeling results after 15 Myr of evolution reveal that the tectonic model based on a high convergence rate between similar to 15 Ma and similar to 3 Ma produces a slab geometry that agrees well with the observed present-day slab shape specific for the Shikoku and Chugoku regions.
Filiaciones:
Moreno E.J.:
Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Manea V.C.:
Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Computational Geodynamics Laboratory, Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro, 76230, Mexico
Manea M.:
Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Computational Geodynamics Laboratory, Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro, 76230, Mexico
Yoshioka S.:
Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Department of Planetology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Suenaga N.:
Research Center for Earthquake Hazards, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
Bayona A.:
Computational Geodynamics Laboratory, Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro, 76230, Mexico
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