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

智力成果：这个项目是为了模拟构造板块在接近俯冲带时弯曲过程中断层的发展。 二维和三维数值模型将使用有限元代码开发。 模拟结果将与俯冲带（主要是中美洲海沟，那里有丰富的数据）观察到的断层模式进行比较。 了解板块强度和板块的行为在地球动力学中至关重要，因为地球上的对流和能量耗散主要是由俯冲的海洋板块驱动和引起的。更广泛的影响本项目是为了支持博士后研究人员，其结果将与MARGINS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