H. Andikagumi
Upper Plate Stress Controls the Distribution of Mariana Arc Volcanoes
Andikagumi, H.; Macpherson, C.G.; McCaffrey, K.J.W.
Authors
Professor Colin Macpherson colin.macpherson@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Professor Kenneth Mccaffrey k.j.w.mccaffrey@durham.ac.uk
Head of Department
Abstract
We present a spatial analysis of volcano distribution and morphology in the young, intraoceanic Mariana Arc. Both the quality of fit to idealised models and the divergence from those ideals indicate that Mariana Arc volcanoes are arranged into five great circle segments, rather than a single small circle or multiple small circles. The alignment of magmatic centres suggests that magma transport is controlled by the stress regime in the deep crust and/or lithospheric mantle of the Philippine Sea Plate, into which the arc is emplaced, and that arc‐normal tension is the dominant process operating in the deep lithosphere along the whole arc. Volcano morphologies indicate that the stress regime in the shallow crust varies between arc‐normal tension and compression, which also implies that the stress field can vary with depth in the arc lithosphere. We show that this horizontal and vertical stress partitioning can be related to the changing dip of the subducting plate and the breadth of the zone where it is coupled with the overriding plate. The variation in stress regime is consistent with both the distribution of seismicity in the Philippine Sea Plate and with the structural fabrics of the non‐volcanic part of the plate margin to the south. Our analysis suggests that the upper plate exerts the principal control on the distribution of volcanoes in the Mariana Arc. Where tension in the deeper parts of arc lithosphere is sufficiently concentrated then a distinct volcanic front is produced.
Citation
Andikagumi, H., Macpherson, C., & McCaffrey, K. (2020). Upper Plate Stress Controls the Distribution of Mariana Arc Volcanoes. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 125(2), Article e2019JB017391. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jb017391
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 23, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 15, 2020 |
Publication Date | Feb 28, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Jan 27, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 18, 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth |
Print ISSN | 2169-9313 |
Electronic ISSN | 2169-9356 |
Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 125 |
Issue | 2 |
Article Number | e2019JB017391 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jb017391 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1309534 |
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© 2020. The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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