Taras V. Gerya coauthored three-dimensional geodynamic modelling of plume-triggered subduction initiation. The models combine a negatively buoyant plate, localized magmatic weakening and a sufficiently weak hydrated interface to test the onset of self-sustaining descent.[ref]
Plate tectonics on the Earth triggered by plume-induced subduction initiation by Taras V. Gerya and others. Abstract: three physical conditions for sustained subduction
The mechanism addresses how a strong outer shell can begin to fail and sink. Showing that this occurs under specified conditions establishes a possible route to plate motion, rather than dating the first terrestrial episode.
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