Geodynamics of continental rift initiation and evolution

S Brune, F Kolawole, JA Olive, DS Stamps… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
A continental rift is a nascent plate boundary where the lithosphere is thinned by tectonic
activity. Some continental rifts undergo extension to the point that they generate a new …

Earth crustal model 1 (ECM1): A 1 x 1 global seismic and density model

WD Mooney, C Barrera-Lopez, MG Suárez… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Earth Crustal Model 1 (ECM1) is a 1° x 1° global crustal model that describes the
thickness of the crust, including the overlying sediments, and the corresponding seismic …

Modification of the Western Gondwana craton by plume–lithosphere interaction

J Hu, L Liu, M Faccenda, Q Zhou, KM Fischer… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The longevity of cratons is generally attributed to persistence of neutrally-to-positively
buoyant and mechanically strong lithosphere that shields the cratonic crust from underlying …

Global crustal thickness and velocity structure from geostatistical analysis of seismic data

W Szwillus, JC Afonso, J Ebbing… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Active source seismology provides a critical constraint on the global crustal structure.
However, the heterogeneous data coverage means that interpolation is necessary to fill the …

Topographic expressions of mantle dynamics in the Mediterranean

C Faccenna, TW Becker - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The surface of the Earth is the ever-changing expression of the dynamic processes
occurring at depth and at or above its surface. However, our ability to “read” landscapes in …

Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift

A Glerum, S Brune, DS Stamps, MR Strecker - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
The Victoria microplate between the Eastern and Western Branches of the East African Rift
System is one of the largest continental microplates on Earth. In striking contrast to its …

On the origin of the Canary Islands: Insights from mantle convection modelling

AM Negredo, J van Hunen… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Canary Islands hotspot consists of seven volcanic islands, mainly of Neogene
age, rooted on oceanic Jurassic lithosphere. Its complex structure and geodynamic setting …

Thermal structure of the African continent based on magnetic data: Future geothermal renewable energy explorations in Africa

S Elbarbary, MA Zaher, H Saibi, AR Fowler… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The defractal method was applied to the observed magnetic data and was used to estimate
Curie point depth (CPD) ie, depth to the base of magnetic sources (DBMS), near-surface …

Depth to the bottom of the magnetic layer, crustal thickness, and heat flow in Africa: Inferences from gravity and magnetic data

A Mohamed, M Al Deep - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Data from the Earth Gravitational Model (EGM2008) and the Earth Magnetic
Anomaly Grid (EMAG2) were used to develop a continental scale crustal thickness model for …

Heavy rare earth elements and the sources of continental flood basalts

JS Heinonen, EL Brown, ST Turunen… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) in mafic and ultramafic volcanic rocks are useful
recorders of mantle source processes because their ratios are not easily modified by …