Fig. 22
From: Seismic imaging of slab metamorphism and genesis of intermediate-depth intraslab earthquakes
Simulated hydration and dehydration of the subducting slab. Shown is an example of simulation results of a dynamic thermomechanical–petrological model that shows the hydration and dehydration of the slab caused by its subduction and bending/unbending stresses. A snapshot of the hydration and dehydration at 13 Ma after subduction is shown on an across-arc vertical cross-section of the case in which an oceanic plate with an age of 52 Ma is subducting. White lines are isotherms. (After Faccenda et al. 2012)