Do Subducted Seamounts Act as Weak Asperities?

Sungho Lee, Eunseo Choi, Christopher H. Scholz
December, 2023
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(a) Illustration of a simplified kinematic model depicting the hang-up mechanism. Please refer to the accompanying text for a detailed explanation. (b) Shear stress change obtained from our numerical model along the top interface of the slab at four-times during the hang-up cycle.
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Jouornal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth