关键词:
Subduction
Continental plate
Thermal state
Trench retreat
Lithospheric thinning
Rift basin
摘要:
The dynamic process of ocean-continent subduction depends on not only the properties of the subducting oceanic plate,but also the characteristics and state of the overriding continental *** models conducted to date have mostly focused on the oceanic lithosphere in this regard;research on the properties of overriding continental lithosphere remains relatively limited,especially the influence of its thermal state on subduction *** we explored the performance of continental lithosphere with different thermal states during the subduction process using two-dimensional thermal-mechanical modeling and systematically investigated the effects of the thermal state of overriding continental plate,the age of subducting oceanic plate,and relative convergence rate on subduction *** results show that:(1)When the geothermal gradient of continental crust is low(between 10 and 15℃km^-1),the oceanic plate first subducts at a low *** subduction continues,the slab dip gradually increases and the slab begins to retreat rapidly driven by its negative buoyancy,opening an ocean basin ranging from 600 to 1100 km in *** leads to the decoupling between the overriding continental plate and oceanic *** the trench retreat continues,the horizontal deviatoric stress inside the overriding continental crust alternates between being positive and negative in a local *** of the overriding lithosphere mainly occurs at the region adjacent to the subduction zone,where the surface experiences significant subsidence.(2)When the geothermal gradient of continental crust is higher(greater than 15℃km-1),oceanic plate retreat causes the overriding continental plate to be strongly *** this case,the trench retreat distance decreases and the width of the ocean basin also reduces by between 100 and 1000 *** horizontal deviatoric stress inside the whole overriding continental crust first manifests as compression and then changes into extension,