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The impact of along-strike variations in overriding plate thickness on subduction dynamics and mantle flow

Subduction zones are inherently three-dimensional systems and exhibit pronounced trench-parallel variability in key observables, including the deformation style of the overriding plate, trench migration rates, slab geometry, and mantle flow patterns. Geodynamic models typically invoke external mantle flow and/or along-...