Postdoctoral Fellowship: 3D Numerical Models of the Dynamic Generation of Outer Rise Faults

知识价值：这个项目是在构造板块接近俯冲带的弯曲过程中对断层的发展进行建模。二维和三维数值模型将开发使用有限元代码。模拟的结果将与在俯冲带观测到的断层模式进行比较，主要是中美洲海沟，那里有丰富的数据。由于地球上的对流和能量耗散主要是由大洋板块俯冲引起的，因此了解板块强度和板块行为在地球动力学中至关重要。更广泛的影响该项目将支持一名博士后研究人员，研究结果将与边际社区和更广泛的地质社区共享

Intellectual Merit:This project is to model the developments of faults during the bending of the tectonic plate as it approaches a subduction zone. Two dimensional and three dimensional numerical models will be developed using a finite element code. The results of the modeling will be compared to observations of fault patterns observed at subduction zones, mainly the Central America trench where there are plentiful data. Understanding plate strength and how the plate behaves is crucial in geodynamics as convection and energy dissipation on the Earth are mainly driven and caused by subducting oceanic plates.Broader ImpactsThis project is to support a postdoctoral researcher and the results will be shared with the MARGINS community and the broader geologic community