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From: Simple topographic parameter reveals the along-trench distribution of frictional properties on shallow plate boundary fault

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modified from Kimura et al. 2012). α: slope angle, β: basal dip angle, μb′ effective friction on the megathrust fault. The frontal wedge area is between the blue broken lines. B Diagram showing the self-similar growth of a bulldozer wedge (modified from Dahlen 1990). σ1: compressive principal stress, ψ0: the angle between σ1 and the upper slope, ψb: the angle between σ1 and the basement

Schematic illustration of the critical taper model. A Cross section of the forearc wedge in the Japan Trench (

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