Fig. 10

Time-dependent example based on the new subduction zone benchmark. a Evolution of slab top temperature as a function of time—curves are plotted only to the depth that the slab tip has reached at each time; b As a but now for the slab Moho; c temperature at 25 Myr (compare to steady-state thermal structure in Fig. 9d); d difference between temperature of the time-dependent solution after 25 Myr and the steady-state solution—while the slab thermal structure is nearly identical, the cold corner is still evolving at 25 Myr toward the steady-state structure. Star indicates the location of the coupling point or its steady-state temperature