Dynamics of retreating slabs : 2. Insights from three-dimensional laboratory experiments

By F. Funiciello, C. Faccenna, Domenico Giardini, K. Regenauer‐Lieb. 2003

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Flat subduction dynamics and deformation of the South American plate: Insights from analog modeling (2008, background): “We assume that the base of the upper mantle (bottom of the Plexiglas tank) acts as an impermeable barrier where the slab remains temporarily stalled for the adopted experimental timescales (Figure 2a) [Funiciello et al., 2003].”
Dynamics of Subduction and Plate Motion in Laboratory Experiments. (2004, methodology): “[22] The energy dissipated at the trench due to bending (Rb, Figure 1b) has been previously analyzed by means of numerical and laboratory experiments [Conrad and Hager, 1999; Becker et al., 1999; Funiciello et al., 2003 ].”
The dynamics of subduction and trench migration for viscosity stratification (2005, methodology): “Funiciello et al. (2003b) carried out numerical models of retreating slabs with visco-elastoplastic rheology predicting dip angles and retreat velocities.”
Trench migration, net rotation and slab-mantle coupling (2008, methodology): “The plate subducts under negative buoyancy once its leading edge is manually pushed into the glucose syrup to a depth of 3 cm (corresponding to ≈180 km in nature), with an angle of ~30° (Funiciello et al., 2003).”
Slab stiffness control of trench motion: Insights from numerical models (2008, background): “The bottom boundary, associated with the 660-km discontinuity, is simulated as an impermeable barrier to flow, even though natural slabs are known to be able to penetrate into the lower mantle [ Fukao et al., 2001 ].”
Horizontal subduction zones, convergence velocity and the building of the Andes (2010, background): “In the paradigm where slab pull is regarded as the prominent driver of subduction zones (e.g. Chapple and Tullis, 1977; Forsyth and Uyeda, 1975; Funiciello et al., 2003), the subduction of buoyant slab units more efficiently resists slab pull and may also have decreased the subduction velocity.”
Kinematics and flow patterns in deep mantle and upper mantle subduction models: Influence of the mantle depth and slab to mantle viscosity ratio (2008, background): “The only schematic illustration suggesting flow around the slab tip [Funiciello et al., 2003, Figure 4b] is for a laterally constrained experiment (quasi-2D).”
Three‐dimensional instantaneous mantle flow induced by subduction (2006, methodology): “D, kinematically prescribed [Buttles and Olson, 1998; Kincaid and Griffiths, 2003, 2004], or dynamically self-consistent [Funiciello et al., 2003, 2004a, 2006; Schellart, 2004] trench migration, representing a significant advance for a comprehensive study of mantle circulation.”
Modeling the Dynamics of Subducting Slabs (2008, background): “…illustration of the effects slab strength, trench motion, boundary conditions, and model domain size on slab dynamics from recent studies: (a) Funiciello et al. (2003), Schellart (2004), Bellahsen et al. (2005); (b) Han & Gurnis (1999); (c) Enns et al. (2005); (d ) Cı́žková et al. (2002);…”