Atypical syn-collisional wedges at thrust fronts: Their tectonic and gravity-driven development, and interpretation-related controversies
CK Morley - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Examples of atypical syn-collisional wedges from offshore Sabah and Palawan, Indo-Burma
Ranges, Gibraltar Arc, Banda Arc resemble accretionary prisms, but formed over subducted …
Ranges, Gibraltar Arc, Banda Arc resemble accretionary prisms, but formed over subducted …
The effects of plate interface rheology on subduction kinematics and dynamics
Tectonic plate motions predominantly result from a balance between the potential energy
change of the subducting slab and viscous dissipation in the mantle, bending lithosphere …
change of the subducting slab and viscous dissipation in the mantle, bending lithosphere …
The dynamics of forearc–back‐arc basin subsidence: Numerical models and observations from Mediterranean subduction zones
The subsidence history of forearc and back‐arc basins reflects the relationship between
subduction kinematics, mantle dynamics, magmatism, crustal tectonics, and surface …
subduction kinematics, mantle dynamics, magmatism, crustal tectonics, and surface …
Limited arc magmatism and seismicity due to extensive mantle wedge serpentinization in the Makran subduction zone
Subduction processes usually involve extensive seismicity and create voluminous magmatic
arcs by mantle wedge melting caused by dehydration of the subducting slab, but the Makran …
arcs by mantle wedge melting caused by dehydration of the subducting slab, but the Makran …
India–Eurasia convergence speed-up by passive-margin sediment subduction
The fast increase of convergence rate between India and Eurasia around 65 million years
ago (Ma)—from approximately 8 cm yr− 1 to a peak rate of approximately 18 cm yr− 1 …
ago (Ma)—from approximately 8 cm yr− 1 to a peak rate of approximately 18 cm yr− 1 …
A carbon, nitrogen, and multi-isotope study of basalt glasses near 14° N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Part B: Mantle source heterogeneities
Geochemical variations along mid-ocean ridges reveal the heterogeneous nature of the
convecting upper mantle and geodynamic evolution of our planet (eg, Hofmann, 2007, Parai …
convecting upper mantle and geodynamic evolution of our planet (eg, Hofmann, 2007, Parai …
Constraining subducting slab viscosity with topography and gravity fields in free-surface mantle convection models
L Deng, T Yang, Z Zhao, M Zhou - Tectonophysics, 2024 - Elsevier
Subducted slabs provide the primary driving force for mantle convection and plate tectonics.
The strength of the slab directly controls the transfer of forces between it and the lithospheric …
The strength of the slab directly controls the transfer of forces between it and the lithospheric …
[HTML][HTML] Sediment buoyancy controls the effective slab pull force and deviatoric stress along trenches: Insights from 3D free-subduction model
JY Keum, BD So - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
In the complicated force equilibrium of subduction dynamics, the slab pull resulting from the
negative buoyancy of the lithosphere is considered the primary driving force of plate …
negative buoyancy of the lithosphere is considered the primary driving force of plate …
Force-balance modelling of the impact of glacial erosion, trench sedimentation, megathrust weakening and glacial loading on the stress state of the crust at active …
Force-balance analyses showed that the stress state at active continental margins is largely
controlled by the gravitational force and the megathrust shear force and remains unchanged …
controlled by the gravitational force and the megathrust shear force and remains unchanged …
[HTML][HTML] The effect of low-viscosity sediments on the dynamics and accretionary style of subduction margins
Observations of sediments at subduction margins appear to divide them into two classes:
accretionary and erosive. Accretionary margins are dominated by accretion of thick piles of …
accretionary and erosive. Accretionary margins are dominated by accretion of thick piles of …