Thermal regime and slab dehydration beneath the Izu‐Bonin arc: Implications for fast and slow subduction earthquakes
Thermal regime and slab dehydration beneath the Izu‐Bonin arc: Implications for fast and slow subduction earthquakes
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10.1111/ter.12568
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发表时间:
2021-11
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2.4
通讯作者:
Weiling Zhu;Yingfeng Ji;Rui Qu;Chaodi Xie;S. Yoshioka;D. Zeng
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作者:
Weiling Zhu;Yingfeng Ji;Rui Qu;Chaodi Xie;S. Yoshioka;D. Zeng
The transition from cold forearc to hot arc is considered fundamental to subduction dynamics. However, the range and depth of the cold nose changing significantly along the strike are difficult to constrain. By incorporating the three‐dimensional high‐resolution slab topography and MORVEL plate motion field to constrain thermomechanical modelling, we estimate the subduction thermal state and petrological dehydration in Izu‐Bonin. The multilayered hydrothermal regime gradually transitions from cold to less cold forearc, associated with a large‐scale subduction dewatering process varying along the strike. The dehydration embrittlement resulting from eclogitization and harzburgitization influences the occurrence of fast to slow earthquakes on megathrusts. Impressively, the cold nose is constrained to a depth of 60 km between the arc and Moho‐depth plate interface. The lowered temperature and delay of rock harzburgitization in the cold center of the subducted plate at depth contribute to the occurrence of deep earthquakes below the hot backarc interface.