When plateau meets subduction zone: A review of numerical models

Subduction Initiation at the Solomon Back‐Arc Basin: Contributions From Both Island Arc Rheological Strength and Oceanic Plateau Collision

“…The transition between these two domains is separated by a weak zone. Previous studies suggest that the OJP is much thicker than most oceanic plateaus and is 33-km thick on average (Liu et al, 2021;. We determine the density of the plateau, and the density of its each layer, from the P wave velocity structure, and then further constrain the correctness of the model using Crust1.0 (Laske et al, 2013).…”

Subduction Polarity Reversal Triggered by Oceanic Plateau Accretion: Implications for Induced Subduction Initiation

“…Fragments of the previous subducting plate are naturally preserved during polarity reversal, which witnesses the whole process of subduction termination and (re)initiation and provides a favorable condition for revealing the dynamics of induced SI. Previous studies have shown that mantle avalanche (Pysklywec et al, 2003), arc-continent collision (Baes et al, 2011b;Chemenda et al, 2001;Clift et al, 2003;Johnson & Jaques, 1980;Konstantinovskaia, 2001;Ustaszewski et al, 2012;Zhang & Leng, 2021), and postsubduction accretion (Faccenda et al, 2008;Liu et al, 2021;Nair & Chacko, 2008;Simakin, 2014;Tao et al, 2020;Vogt & Gerya, 2014) can all induce subduction polarity reversal. Oceanic plateaus are widely distributed in the oceans (Figure S1).…”

Joint Geodynamic‐Geophysical Inversion Suggests Passive Subduction and Accretion of the Ontong Java Plateau

“…Effectively, this analysis suggests that the shallow subduction models are better in describing the collisional process between the OJP and the SIA than the deep subduction models. Although not applicable to the OJP subduction, active collision models are suitable for describing deep subduction of other plateaus, such as the HP (Figure S4 in Supporting Information ) and the Nazca Ridge, which have been confirmed to have experienced deep subduction (Davy & Wood, 1994; Hu et al., 2016; Z. Liu et al., 2021; Reyners et al., 2011; Taylor, 2006).…”