AFRP20: New P‐Wavespeed Model for the African Mantle Reveals Two Whole‐Mantle Plumes Below East Africa and Neoproterozoic Modification of the Tanzania …
Africa's Cenozoic tectonism is often attributed to mantle plumes, particularly below East
Africa, but their morphology, number, location, and impact on the African lithosphere are …
Africa, but their morphology, number, location, and impact on the African lithosphere are …
Seismic tomographic imaging of the Eastern Mediterranean mantle: implications for terminal‐stage subduction, the uplift of Anatolia, and the development of the North …
Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean captures the east‐west transition from active
subduction of Earth's oldest oceanic lithosphere to continental collision, making it an ideal …
subduction of Earth's oldest oceanic lithosphere to continental collision, making it an ideal …
Model update May 2016: Upper‐mantle heterogeneity beneath North America from travel‐time tomography with global and USArray data
ABSTRACT P‐wave travel‐time residuals from USArray helped improve the scale and
consistency with which the mantle beneath North America is resolved. Beginning in 2008 …
consistency with which the mantle beneath North America is resolved. Beginning in 2008 …
Concurrent MORB-type and ultrapotassic volcanism in an extensional basin along the Laurentian Iapetus margin: Tectonomagmatic response to Ordovician arc …
Arc-continent collision, followed by subduction polarity flip, occurs during closure of oceanic
basins and contributes to the growth of continental crust. Such a setting may lead to a highly …
basins and contributes to the growth of continental crust. Such a setting may lead to a highly …
Variations in Seismic Wave Speed and VP/VS Ratio in the North American Lithosphere
Seismic wave speed is controlled by a number of factors, including temperature and
chemical composition, as well as the presence of volatiles and partial melt. Tomography …
chemical composition, as well as the presence of volatiles and partial melt. Tomography …
The Laramide orogeny: Current understanding of the structural style, timing, and spatial distribution of the classic foreland thick-skinned tectonic system
The Laramide foreland belt comprises a broad region of thick-skinned, contractional
deformation characterized by an anastomosing network of basement-cored arches and …
deformation characterized by an anastomosing network of basement-cored arches and …
The upper mantle structure of northwestern Canada from teleseismic body wave tomography
Abstract The Northern Canadian Cordillera (NCC) is an actively deforming orogenic belt in
northwestern Canada. Geochemical and geophysical data show that the NCC is underlain …
northwestern Canada. Geochemical and geophysical data show that the NCC is underlain …
Variable modification of continental lithosphere during the Proterozoic Grenville orogeny: Evidence from teleseismic P-wave tomography
Cratons, the ancient cores of the continents, have survived thermal and mechanical erosion
over multiple Wilson cycles, but the ability of their margins to withstand modification during …
over multiple Wilson cycles, but the ability of their margins to withstand modification during …
A new P‐wave tomographic model (CAP22) for North America: Implications for the subduction and cratonic metasomatic modification history of western Canada and …
A Boyce, MV Liddell, S Pugh, J Brown… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of the present‐day state and evolution of the Canadian and Alaskan
mantle is hindered by a lack of absolute P‐wavespeed constraints that provide …
mantle is hindered by a lack of absolute P‐wavespeed constraints that provide …
Seismic high attenuation region observed beneath southern New England from teleseismic body wave spectra: Evidence for high asthenospheric temperature without …
MT Dong, WH Menke - Geophysical Research Letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic attenuation exhibits strong geographic variability in northeastern North America,
with the highest values associated with the previously recognized Northern Appalachian …
with the highest values associated with the previously recognized Northern Appalachian …