Two plates—many subduction zones: the Variscan orogeny reconsidered

U Kroner, RL Romer - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The Variscides of Europe and N-Africa are the result of the convergence of the plates of
Gondwana and Laurussia in the Paleozoic. This orogen is characterized by the juxtaposition …

Comparisons of the kinematics and deep structures of the Zagros and Himalaya and of the Iranian and Tibetan plateaus and geodynamic implications

D Hatzfeld, P Molnar - Reviews of Geophysics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We compare the geologic histories, the deep structures, and the present‐day kinematics of
deformation of the Himalaya and the adjacent Tibetan Plateau with those of the Zagros and …

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) …

GPS velocity field for the Tien Shan and surrounding regions

AV Zubovich, X Wang, YG Scherba… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Measurements at∼ 400 campaign‐style GPS points and another 14 continuously recording
stations in central Asia define variations in their velocities both along and across the Kyrgyz …

[HTML][HTML] Appraisal of active tectonics in Hindu Kush: Insights from DEM derived geomorphic indices and drainage analysis

SA Mahmood, R Gloaguen - Geoscience Frontiers, 2012 - Elsevier
Landscapes in tectonically active Hindu Kush (NW Pakistan and NE Afghanistan) result from
a complex integration of the effects of vertical and horizontal crustal block motions as well as …

Geometry of the Pamir‐Hindu Kush intermediate‐depth earthquake zone from local seismic data

C Sippl, B Schurr, X Yuan, J Mechie… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We present new seismicity images based on a two‐year seismic deployment in the Pamir
and SW Tien Shan. A total of 9532 earthquakes were detected, located, and rigorously …

Major intracontinental strike-slip faults and contrasts in lithospheric strength

P Molnar, KE Dayem - Geosphere, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A large fraction of major intracontinental strike-slip faults, defined here as those slip** at
rates of∼ 10 mm/yr or more, lie adjacent to relatively strong regions, such as oceanic …

Titanite petrochronology of the Pamir gneiss domes: Implications for middle to deep crust exhumation and titanite closure to Pb and Zr diffusion

MA Stearns, BR Hacker, L Ratschbacher, D Rutte… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Pamir Plateau, a result of the India‐Asia collision, contains extensive
exposures of Cenozoic middle to lower crust in domes exhumed by north‐south crustal …

Seismotectonics of the Pamir

B Schurr, L Ratschbacher, C Sippl, R Gloaguen… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Based on a 2 year seismic record from a local network, we characterize the deformation of
the seismogenic crust of the Pamir in the northwestern part of the India‐Asia collision zone …

Crustal and uppermost mantle velocity structure along a profile across the Pamir and southern Tien Shan as derived from project TIPAGE wide-angle seismic data

J Mechie, X Yuan, B Schurr, F Schneider… - Geophysical Journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Utilizing seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection data from 11 approximately in-line
earthquakes, 2-D P-and S-velocity models and a Poisson′ s ratio model of the crust and …