Two-dimensional numerical experiments on mantle convection with stress-history-dependent rheology: toward self-consistent reproduction of plate tectonics

Abstract We developed a numerical model of thermal convection of highly viscous incompressible fluids, aiming at reproducing plate tectonics in the framework of mantle convection. A two-dimensional basally-heated convection is considered under the Boussinesq approximation in a half of cylindrical an...

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Published in:	Earth, Planets and Space
Main Authors:	Hiroki Taito, Masanori Kameyama, Takehiro Miyagoshi, Masaki Ogawa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Stress-history-dependent rheology Mantle convection Plate tectonics Cold thermal boundary layer (cTBL)
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-025-02280-z