Parameters controlling dynamically self‐consistent plate tectonics and single‐sided subduction in global models of mantle convection

Recent advances in numerical modeling allow global models of mantle convection to more realistically reproduce the behavior at convergent plate boundaries; in particular, the inclusion of a free surface at the outer boundary has been shown to facilitate self‐consistent development of single‐sided subduction. This allows for a more extensive study of subduction in the context of global mantle convection, as opposed to commonly used regional...