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To evaluate the effects of variations in the thermal state of the overriding plate on the slab dip in an ocean-continent subduction system, a 2-D finite element thermomechanical model was implemented. The lithosphere base was located at the depth of the 1600K isotherm. Numerical simulations were performed while taking into account four different initial thicknesses for the oceanic lithosphere (60,...