Fig. 3: Results of numerical simulation.
From: India–Eurasia convergence speed-up by passive-margin sediment subduction
a,b, Model set-up of the zoomed-in region near the subduction zone. Model 1 has no incoming plate sediments (a). Models 2–6 have 1-km-thick incoming plate sediments with pore pressure increasing from 0.60 to 0.99, respectively (b). c, The relationship between subducting velocity and subducted slab length. d, The relationship between overriding plate stress and slab length. The solid lines of different colours represent different models. The overriding plate stress is measured by computing the mean horizontal normal stress within the lithosphere at 300 km away from the trench. See details in the text.
