Subduction erosion and arc volcanism

SM Straub, A Gómez-Tuena, P Vannucchi - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Tectonic or subduction erosion refers to the removal of upper-plate material from the forearc
at convergent margins. Subduction erosion has been suggested to represent a major …

[HTML][HTML] Anatomy and global context of the Andes: Main geologic features and the Andean orogenic cycle

VA Ramos - Memoir of the Geological Society of …, 2009 - bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar
The Andes make up the largest orogenic system developed by subduction of oceanic crust
along a continental margin. Subduction began soon after the breakup of Rodinia in Late …

Kinematics and convergent tectonics of the Northwestern South American plate during the Cenozoic

R González, O Oncken, C Faccenna… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction of the northern Nazca and southwestern Caribbean oceanic plates with
northwestern South America (NWSA) and the collision of the Panama‐Choco arc (PCA) …

Multiple plates subducting beneath Colombia, as illuminated by seismicity and velocity from the joint inversion of seismic and gravity data

EM Syracuse, M Maceira, GA Prieto, H Zhang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Subduction beneath the northernmost Andes in Colombia is complex. Based on seismicity
distributions, multiple segments of slab appear to be subducting, and arc volcanism ceases …

Oceanic residual depth measurements, the plate cooling model, and global dynamic topography

MJ Hoggard, J Winterbourne… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Convective circulation of the mantle causes deflections of the Earth's surface that vary as a
function of space and time. Accurate measurements of this dynamic topography are …

Structure and serpentinization of the subducting Cocos plate offshore Nicaragua and Costa Rica

HJA Van Avendonk, WS Holbrook… - Geochemistry …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The Cocos plate experiences extensional faulting as it bends into the Middle American
Trench (MAT) west of Nicaragua, which may lead to hydration of the subducting mantle. To …

A paleogeographic model of the Galápagos Islands and biogeographical and evolutionary implications

DJ Geist, H Snell, H Snell, C Goddard… - The Galápagos: a …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The paleogeography of the Galápagos Archipelago is examined in light of a modern
understanding of regional geology, eustatic sea level changes, and volcano subsidence …

Deep structure of the santos basin‐são Paulo plateau system, SE Brazil

M Evain, A Afilhado, C Rigoti, A Loureiro… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The structure and nature of the crust underlying the Santos Basin‐São Paulo Plateau
System (SSPS), in the SE Brazilian margin, are discussed based on five wide‐angle seismic …

New Insights Into the Rift‐To‐Drift Process of the Northern South China Sea Margin Constrained by a Three‐Dimensional Wide‐Angle Seismic Velocity Model

J Zhang, M Zhao, W Ding, CR Ranero… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A three‐dimensional (3D) P‐wave seismic velocity (Vp) model of the crust in the
northern South China Sea margin drilled by IODP Expeditions 367/368/368X has been …

Across‐arc versus along‐arc S r‐Nd‐Pb isotope variations in the E cuadorian volcanic arc

MA Ancellin, P Samaniego, I Vlastélic… - Geochemistry …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies of the Ecuadorian arc (1° N–2° S) have revealed across‐arc geochemical
trends that are consistent with a decrease in mantle melting and slab dehydration away from …