[HTML][HTML] Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

DJJ Van Hinsbergen, TH Torsvik, SM Schmid… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

Mantle dynamics in the Mediterranean

C Faccenna, TW Becker, L Auer, A Billi… - Reviews of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The Mediterranean offers a unique opportunity to study the driving forces of tectonic
deformation within a complex mobile belt. Lithospheric dynamics are affected by slab …

[BOOK][B] The mechanics of earthquakes and faulting

CH Scholz - 2019 - books.google.com
This essential reference for graduate students and researchers provides a unified treatment
of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The …

A geodetic plate motion and Global Strain Rate Model

C Kreemer, G Blewitt, EC Klein - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new global model of plate motions and strain rates in plate boundary zones
constrained by horizontal geodetic velocities. This Global Strain Rate Model (GSRM v. 2.1) …

Tectonic units of the Alpine collision zone between Eastern Alps and western Turkey

SM Schmid, B Fügenschuh, A Kounov, L Maţenco… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a map that correlates tectonic units between Alps and western Turkey
accompanied by a text providing access to literature data, explaining the concepts used for …

Present-day kinematics of the Mediterranean: A comprehensive overview of GPS results

JM Nocquet - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
I combine recently published GPS results to derive a geodetic horizontal velocity field
consistent at the scale of the Mediterranean and the surrounding Alpine belts. The velocity …

[HTML][HTML] Kinematics and extent of the Piemont–Liguria Basin–implications for subduction processes in the Alps

E Le Breton, S Brune, K Ustaszewski, S Zahirovic… - Solid Earth, 2021 - se.copernicus.org
Assessing the size of a former ocean of which only remnants are found in mountain belts is
challenging but crucial to understanding subduction and exhumation processes. Here we …

Limited overlap between the seismic gap and coseismic slip of the great 2010 Chile earthquake

S Lorito, F Romano, S Atzori, X Tong, A Avallone… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Abstract The M w 8.8 mega-thrust earthquake and tsunami that occurred on 27 February
2010 offshore the Maule region, Chile, was not unexpected. A clearly identified seismic …

The 2009 L'Aquila (central Italy) MW6.3 earthquake: Main shock and aftershocks

C Chiarabba, A Amato, M Anselmi… - Geophysical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A MW 6.3 earthquake struck on April 6, 2009 the Abruzzi region (central Italy) producing vast
damage in the L'Aquila town and surroundings. In this paper we present the location and …

Finite fault inversion of DInSAR coseismic displacement of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake (central Italy)

S Atzori, I Hunstad, M Chini, S Salvi… - Geophysical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We define the geometric and kinematic characteristics of the fault activated during the Mw=
6.3, 6 April 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, from the modeling of Envisat and COSMO‐SkyMed …