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From: Tectonic plates in 3D mantle convection model with stress-history-dependent rheology

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The overall three-dimensional structure of thermal convection obtained in our numerical model with stress-history-dependent rheology. a The distribution of temperature T in a vertical cross section and that of viscosity \(\eta\) (colour) and velocity \({\varvec{V}}\) (arrows) on the surface. The value of \(\eta\) is normalised by \(\eta _p\), the viscosity of intact material at the surface. b The distribution of the vertical component of vorticity \(({\varvec{\nabla }}\times {\varvec{V}})_z\) on the surface

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