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Mariana-type subduction: a standalone construct

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Mariana-typesubduction1 CONSTRUCTMariana-type subductionUYEDA · TECTONICS

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Tectonics

a weakly coupled subduction mode with steep slab dip and back-arc spreading, contrasted with strongly coupled Chilean-type subduction.

In tectonics, Mariana-type subduction refers to a weakly coupled subduction mode with steep slab dip and back-arc spreading, contrasted with strongly coupled Chilean-type subduction. This meaning comes from Uyeda (1979) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.[1]

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References

  1. Uyeda, S., & Kanamori, H. (1979). Back‐arc opening and the mode of subduction. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 84(B3), 1049-1061. https://doi.org/10.1029/jb084ib03p01049

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