Fig. 2: Variations of model results for different parameters.
From: Vertical tearing of subducting plates controlled by geometry and rheology of oceanic plates
a Reference model (Mod12). b–d are the same as the reference model, but 100 km trench offset (b, Mod10), 80 Ma oceanic plate age (c, Mod29), or no strain weakening (d, Mod55) is applied. In each section, subducting plate morphology is shown at the top (by the 1022 Pa s iso-viscosity contour); the horizontal viscosity slice is at the bottom left, marked by the red line and transparent surface in slab morphology; relative surface elevation is at the bottom right superimposed by plate velocity at ~6-km-depth in arrows representing the crustal deformation. ITO initial trench offset. Model parameters are given in Supplementary Table 2.
