Figure 7
Along-strike comparison of the results of numerical simulation of the thermal structure. Along-strike variation in temperature and shear stress on the plate interface is shown. The green lines indicate shear stress, while the orange lines indicate temperature. These values are calculated with (λ, convergence rate) = (0.98, 2 cm/year) for southern region (left panel), (0.96, 4 cm/year) for transition (middle panel), and (0.94, 6 cm/year) for northern region (right panel). The black circles show the depth of the transition from a brittle deformational regime to a ductile one, and the red circles show the depth where the temperature is 350°C.