Modeling of normal faulting in the subducting plates of the Tonga, Japan, Izu-Bonin and Mariana Trenches: implications for near-trench plate weakening

doi:10.1007/s13131-018-1146-z

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	Modeling of normal faulting in the subducting plates of the Tonga, Japan, Izu-Bonin and Mariana Trenches: implications for near-trench plate weakening
	Zhou Zhiyuan ; Lin Jian 1; Zhang Fan 2
刊名	ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA
	2018
卷号	37 期号:11 页码:53
关键词	normal fault geodynamic model plate weakening flexural bending elasto-plastic deformation
ISSN号	0253-505X
DOI	10.1007/s13131-018-1146-z
英文摘要	The plate flexure and normal faulting characteristics along the Tonga, Japan, Izu-Bonin and Mariana Trenches are investigated by combining observations and modeling of elastoplastic deformation of the subducting plate. The observed average trench relief is found to be the smallest at the Japan Trench (3 km) and the largest at the Mariana Trench (4.9 km), and the average fault throw is the smallest at the Japan Trench (113 m) and the largest at the Tonga Trench (284 m). A subducting plate is modeled to bend and generate normal faults subjected to three types of tectonic loading at the trench axis: vertical loading, bending moment, and horizontal tensional force. It is inverted for the solutions of tectonic loading that best fit the observed plate flexure and normal faulting characteristics of the four trenches. The results reveal that a horizontal tensional force (HTF) for the Japan Trench is 33%, 50% and 60% smaller than those of the Mariana, Tonga and Izu-Bonin Trenches, respectively. The normal faults are modeled to penetrate to a maximum depth of 29, 23, 32 and 32 km below the sea floor for the Tonga, Japan, Izu-Bonin and Mariana Trenches, respectively, which is consistent with the depths of relocated normal faulting earthquakes in the Japan and Izu-Bonin Trenches. Moreover, it is argued that the calculated horizontal tensional force is generally positively correlated with the observed mean fault throw, while the integrated area of the reduction in the effective elastic thickness is correlated with the trench relief. These results imply that the HTF plays a key role in controlling the normal faulting pattern and that plate weakening can lead to significant increase in the trench relief.
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.scsio.ac.cn/handle/344004/17675]
专题	南海海洋研究所_中科院边缘海地质重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, South China Sea Inst Oceanol, Key Lab Ocean & Marginal Sea Geol, Guangzhou 510301, Guangdong, Peoples R China 2.Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Dept Geol & Geophys, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA 3.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Ocean Sci & Engn, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhou Zhiyuan,Lin Jian,Zhang Fan. Modeling of normal faulting in the subducting plates of the Tonga, Japan, Izu-Bonin and Mariana Trenches: implications for near-trench plate weakening[J]. ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA,2018,37(11):53, 60.
APA	Zhou Zhiyuan,Lin Jian,&Zhang Fan.(2018).Modeling of normal faulting in the subducting plates of the Tonga, Japan, Izu-Bonin and Mariana Trenches: implications for near-trench plate weakening.ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA,37(11),53.
MLA	Zhou Zhiyuan,et al."Modeling of normal faulting in the subducting plates of the Tonga, Japan, Izu-Bonin and Mariana Trenches: implications for near-trench plate weakening".ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA 37.11(2018):53.