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Downdip component of strain rate tensor and resolved stress difference from the numerical model, focusing on features within the plate/slab. The resolved stress difference is defined as ($\sigma_{s} - \sigma_{z}$), where $\hat{s}$, and $\hat{z}$ are unit vectors in the downdip and slab normal directions. The fields show, for example, shortening/extension in the downdip direction. Stress profiles at four locations are shown. The blue line ($x_0$) is the first zero crossing based on analysis of the flexural component of the topography. The black line is the location of maximum bending moment.

Plate bending earthquakes and the strength distribution of the lithosphere

Uploaded by: Dan Sandiford

Uploaded: May 28, 2024

Software: ASPECT v2.4.0

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Dynamics of lithosphereEarthquakesLithospheric flexureSubduction

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