A review of the geodynamic evolution of flat slab subduction in Mexico, Peru, and Chile

VC Manea, M Manea, L Ferrari, T Orozco-Esquivel… - Tectonophysics, 2017 - Elsevier
Subducting plates around the globe display a large variability in terms of slab geometry,
including regions where smooth and little variation in subduction parameters is observed …

Crystal preferred orientations of olivine, orthopyroxene, serpentine, chlorite, and amphibole, and implications for seismic anisotropy in subduction zones: a review

H Jung - Geosciences Journal, 2017 - Springer
This study provides a comprehensive review of the crystal preferred orientation (CPO) of
olivine and orthopyroxene in the upper mantle, and of several hydrous minerals in the …

Pacific subduction control on Asian continental deformation including Tibetan extension and eastward extrusion tectonics

WP Schellart, Z Chen, V Strak, JC Duarte… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The India-Asia collision has formed the highest mountains on Earth and is thought
to account for extensive intraplate deformation in Asia. The prevailing explanation considers …

Azimuthal anisotropy tomography of the Southeast Asia subduction system

Y Hua, D Zhao, YG Xu - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A detailed 3‐D model of P wave isotropic velocity and azimuthal anisotropy beneath SE Asia
is obtained by jointly inverting local earthquake arrival times and teleseismic relative travel …

P and S wave tomography and anisotropy in Northwest Pacific and East Asia: Constraints on stagnant slab and intraplate volcanism

W Wei, D Zhao, J Xu, F Wei… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We determined three‐dimensional P and S wave velocities and P wave azimuthal
anisotropic tomography of the Northwest Pacific subduction zones by inverting 1,225,086 P …

P wave tomography and anisotropy beneath Southeast Asia: Insight into mantle dynamics

Z Huang, D Zhao, L Wang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Southeast Asia is surrounded by subduction zones resulting from the interactions of several
lithospheric plates. Its evolution has been also influenced by active tectonics due to the Indo …

Mantle Dynamics of Western Pacific and East Asia: New Insights from P Wave Anisotropic Tomography

J Ma, Y Tian, D Zhao, C Liu, T Liu - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic anisotropy records past and present tectonic deformations and provides important
constraints for understanding the structure and dynamics of the Earth's interior. In this work …

The intraplate Changbaishan volcanic field (China/North Korea): A review on eruptive history, magma genesis, geodynamic significance, recent dynamics and …

M Zhang, Z Guo, J Liu, G Liu, L Zhang, M Lei… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The geodynamic significance of continental volcanoes located far from the plate boundaries
remains highly controversial as exemplified by contrasting models that favor either a deep …

Remnants of shifting early Cenozoic Pacific lower mantle flow imaged beneath the Philippine Sea Plate

J Fan, D Zhao, C Li, L Liu, D Dong - Nature Geoscience, 2024 - nature.com
Seismic anisotropy could provide vital information about the evolution and internal
convection of the deep Earth interior. Although previous seismological studies have …

Deep earthquakes in subducting slabs hosted in highly anisotropic rock fabric

J Li, Y Zheng, L Thomsen, TJ Lapen, X Fang - Nature Geoscience, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Analysis of deep subduction-zone earthquakes, those at depths greater than 60 km,
reveals the physical and chemical properties of a descending oceanic lithosphere at mantle …