Serpentinization is a key phenomenon for understanding the geodynamics of subduction
zones in the 10–200 km depth range. Serpentines are a major water carrier, and their …

Much progress has been made over the past several decades in delineating the structure of
subducting slabs, but several key aspects of their dynamics remain poorly constrained …

Abstract Intermediate-depth earthquakes (30–300 km) have been extensively documented
within subducting oceanic slabs, but their mechanics remains enigmatic. Here we decipher …

Processes in subduction zones such as slab and mantle‐wedge metamorphism, intraslab
earthquakes, and arc volcanism vary systematically with the age‐dependent thermal state of …

Bending of oceanic plates at subduction zones results in extension and widespread normal
faulting in the upper, brittle part of the slab,. Detailed seismic surveys at trenches reveal that …

Double seismic zones (DSZs) are a feature of some subducting slabs, where intermediate-
depth earthquakes (~ 70–300 km) align along two separate planes. The upper seismic …

The geological and geophysical phenomena associated with water in the slab can be
grouped into three different categories: those related to 1) the storage of water in the oceanic …

The variation of elastic-wave velocities as a function of the direction of propagation through
the Earth's interior is a widely documented phenomenon called seismic anisotropy. The …

During the past five decades, numerical modeling of subduction, one of the most
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …

Subduction beneath the northernmost Andes in Colombia is complex. Based on seismicity
distributions, multiple segments of slab appear to be subducting, and arc volcanism ceases …