Extended Data Figure 1: Initial geometry of the distinct material domains in the numerical model, not to scale. | Nature

Extended Data Figure 1: Initial geometry of the distinct material domains in the numerical model, not to scale.

From: Dynamics of continental accretion

Extended Data Figure 1

The subducting plate is 100 km thick, 3,000 km wide and 7,000 km in length, and is built from 4 layers. The overriding plate has three domains: a back-arc region (1,200 km) a transitional region (350 km) and a continental backstop (750 km), each of which comprises two layers of equal thickness. The indenting ribbon is 50 km in thickness, 1,500 km wide and 500 km deep (perpendicular to the convergence direction). Each of the vertical boundaries is a symmetry plane.

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