Luo Peigen Sub22 Conference

Luo Peigen

Seamounts form at intra-oceanic and continental convergent plate boundaries and comprise the supra-subduction fore-arc and arc regions, as well as the microcontinental segments that are carried with the seamounts. They are tectonically active over long geological timescales (>10 Ma) and affect a board range of scientific disciplines. We apply computational modelling techniques to reveal trench line development, localized mantle flow directions and formation of the slab tearing gap for the pre-Miocene evolution of the southeastern Mediterranean region. Our dynamic models of the pre-Miocene evolution of the Hellenic arc and Anaximander seamounts highlight the importance of 3D subduction dynamics around indented seamount zones.