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Forced Subduction Initiation at Passive Continental Margins: Velocity‐Driven Versus Stress‐Driven by Zhong, Xinyi, Li, Zhong‐Hai

“…Subduction initiation (SI) at passive continental margin plays a key role in the Wilson cycle of plate tectonics; however, the long‐lived, stable Atlantic‐type…”
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Numerical constraints on the one‐stage and two‐stage Greater India collision models by Li, Qian, Li, Zhong‐Hai, Huangfu, Pengpeng

“…Abstract India‐Asia collision is generally believed to have collided since 55 ± 5 Ma, with a total amount of convergence of 2900–4400 km. Besides the…”
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Along‐Strike Variation of Convergence Rate and Pre‐Existing Weakness Contribute to Indian Slab Tearing Beneath Tibetan Plateau by Cui, Qihua, Li, Zhong‐Hai

“…A number of geophysical observations reveal that the underthrusting Indian continental plate beneath the southern Tibetan Plateau is laterally torn and…”
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Terrane Collision‐Induced Subduction Initiation: Mode Selection and Implications for Western Pacific Subduction System by Cui, Fengyuan, Li, Zhong‐Hai

“…In the regime of plate tectonics, the subduction of an oceanic plate generally terminates with the collision and accretion of continental terranes. Then, a new…”
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Wedge‐Shaped Southern Indian Continental Margin Without Proper Weakness Hinders Subduction Initiation by Zhong, Xinyi, Li, Zhong‐Hai

“…The closure of a subduction zone with continental terrane collision and accretion is generally thought to be followed by the initiation of a new subduction…”
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Variability of subducting slab morphologies in the mantle transition zone: Insight from petrological-thermomechanical modeling by Li, Zhong-Hai, Gerya, Taras, Connolly, James A.D.

“…Variable morphologies of subducting slabs are observed in tomographic images of the mantle transition zone (MTZ), where slabs appear to stagnate in the MTZ or…”
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Continental Mid‐Lithosphere Discontinuity: A Water Collector During Craton Evolution by Fu, Hui‐Ying, Li, Zhong‐Hai, Chen, Ling

“…Continental mid‐lithosphere discontinuity (MLD) seems to be ubiquitous beneath cratons around the world with the dominant depth of 70–100 km, and is…”
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India‐Tarim Lithospheric Mantle Collision Beneath Western Tibet Controls the Cenozoic Building of Tian Shan by Huangfu, Pengpeng, Li, Zhong‐Hai, Zhang, Kai‐Jun, Fan, Weiming, Zhao, Junmeng, Shi, Yaolin

“…The ongoing India‐Asia collision principally regulates the Cenozoic tectonic deformation of the Asian interior, and builds a far‐away but active spectacular…”
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Multi-terrane structure controls the contrasting lithospheric evolution beneath the western and central–eastern Tibetan plateau by Huangfu, Pengpeng, Li, Zhong-Hai, Gerya, Taras, Fan, Weiming, Zhang, Kai-Jun, Zhang, Huai, Shi, Yaolin

“…The Tibetan plateau is manifested by contrasting along-strike lithospheric structures, but its formation mechanism and the relationship with the heterogeneous…”
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Joint Geodynamic‐Geophysical Inversion Suggests Passive Subduction and Accretion of the Ontong Java Plateau by Dong, Hao, Dai, Liming, Liu, Lijun, Jiang, Xiaodian, Li, Sanzhong, Gong, Wei, Wang, Liangliang, Wang, Di, Li, Zhong‐Hai, Yu, Shengyao

“…In this study, we for the first time applied a joint geodynamic‐geophysical inversion approach to oceanic plateau subduction models, and compared the…”
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Compression at Strike‐Slip Fault Is a Favorable Condition for Subduction Initiation by Zhong, Xinyi, Li, Zhong‐Hai

“…The recent statistics suggests that over 60% of active Cenozoic subduction initiation (SI) cases are related to the strike‐slip fault. A number of previous…”
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Subduction Initiation at the Solomon Back‐Arc Basin: Contributions From Both Island Arc Rheological Strength and Oceanic Plateau Collision by Wang, Liangliang, Dai, Liming, Gong, Wei, Li, Sanzhong, Jiang, Xiaodian, Foulger, Gillian, Dong, Hao, Li, Zhong‐Hai, Yu, Shengyao

“…It is generally accepted that the subduction polarity reversal (SPR) results from the strong collision of two plates. Yet, the SPR of the Solomon Back‐arc…”
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Connection Between a Subcontinental Plume and the Mid‐Lithospheric Discontinuity Leads to Fast and Intense Craton Lithospheric Thinning by Shi, Ya‐Nan, Li, Zhong‐Hai, Chen, Ling, Morgan, Jason P.

“…Removal and thinning of cratonic lithosphere is believed to have occurred under different tectonic settings, for example, near subduction zones and above…”
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Formation Mechanism of Arcuate Tectonic Structures around Northeast Tibetan Plateau: Insight from 3‐D Numerical Modeling by Pei, Xu, Li, Zhong‐Hai, Shi, Yaolin

“…The arcuate tectonic structure is a prominent feature of the northeast Tibetan plateau, the dynamics of which is still not well constrained. In this study, 3‐D…”
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Lithosphere delamination in continental collisional orogens: A systematic numerical study by Li, Zhong‐Hai, Liu, Mian, Gerya, Taras

“…Lithosphere delamination is believed to have played a major role in mountain building; however, the mechanism and dynamics of delamination remain poorly…”
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Continental Deep Subduction Versus Subduction Cessation: The Fate of Collisional Orogens by Wang, Yang, Li, Zhong‐Hai, Huangfu, Pengpeng

“…The contrasting fates of collisional orogens, that is, continental deep subduction or subduction cessation, are widely recognized by petrological,…”
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Dynamics of free subduction from 3-D boundary element modeling by Li, Zhong-Hai, Ribe, Neil M.

“…In order better to understand the physical mechanisms underlying free subduction, we perform three‐dimensional boundary‐element numerical simulations of a…”
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Subduction Initiation During Collision‐Induced Subduction Transference: Numerical Modeling and Implications for the Tethyan Evolution by Zhong, Xinyi, Li, Zhong‐Hai

“…The collision‐induced subduction transference is a composite dynamic process including both the terrane collision/accretion and the subduction initiation (SI)…”
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Collision of continental corner from 3-D numerical modeling by Li, Zhong-Hai, Xu, Zhiqin, Gerya, Taras, Burg, Jean-Pierre

“…Continental collision has been extensively investigated with 2-D numerical models assuming infinitely wide plates or insignificant along-strike deformation in…”
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Integrated thermodynamic and thermomechanical numerical modeling: A useful method for studying deep Earth water and carbon cycling by Li, Zhong-Hai

“…•Integrated thermodynamic and thermomechanical numerical modeling for deep water and carbon cycling.•Subducting slab, especially the sub-crustal hydrated…”
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