Plumbing systems of large igneous provinces (LIPs) on Earth and Venus: Investigating the role of giant circumferential and radiating dyke swarms, coronae and novae …
KL Buchan, RE Ernst - Gondwana Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The flood basalts of large igneous provinces (LIPs) are fed by a vast and often complicated
plumbing system that can include giant dyke swarms, sill complexes, mid-to upper-crustal …
plumbing system that can include giant dyke swarms, sill complexes, mid-to upper-crustal …
100 years of seismic research on the Moho
The detection of a seismic boundary, the “Moho”, between the outermost shell of the Earth,
the Earth's crust, and the Earth's mantle by A. Mohorovičić was the consequence of …
the Earth's crust, and the Earth's mantle by A. Mohorovičić was the consequence of …
The heterogeneous upper mantle low velocity zone
H Thybo - Tectonophysics, 2006 - Elsevier
The upper mantle low velocity zone (LVZ) is a depth interval with slightly reduced seismic
velocity compared to the surrounding depth intervals. The zone is present below a relatively …
velocity compared to the surrounding depth intervals. The zone is present below a relatively …
Constraints on the depth and thermal history of cratonic lithosphere from peridotite xenoliths, xenocrysts and seismology
Despite the relatively long-standing availability of numerical approaches for estimating
palaeogeotherms using peridotite xenolith Pressure–Temperature (P–T) data, the practise of …
palaeogeotherms using peridotite xenolith Pressure–Temperature (P–T) data, the practise of …
Circum-Arctic Lithosphere Evolution (CALE) Transect C: displacement of the Arctic Alaska–Chukotka microplate towards the Pacific during opening of the Amerasia …
This paper synthesizes the framework and geological evolution of the Arctic Alaska–
Chukotka microplate (AACM), from its origin as part of the continental platform fringing …
Chukotka microplate (AACM), from its origin as part of the continental platform fringing …
Crustal structure of the Arabian plate: new constraints from the analysis of teleseismic receiver functions
Receiver functions for numerous teleseismic earthquakes recorded at 23 broadband and
mid-band stations in Saudi Arabia and Jordan were analyzed to map crustal thickness within …
mid-band stations in Saudi Arabia and Jordan were analyzed to map crustal thickness within …
Precambrian crustal evolution: seismic constraints from the Canadian Shield
Whether or not plate tectonic processes operated on a younger, hotter Earth remains
ambiguous. Seismic data from new networks in the Hudson Bay region of the Canadian …
ambiguous. Seismic data from new networks in the Hudson Bay region of the Canadian …
Crustal structure of Baffin Bay from constrained three-dimensional gravity inversion and deformable plate tectonic models
Mesozoic to Cenozoic continental rifting, breakup and spreading between North America
and Greenland led to the opening, from south to north, of the Labrador Sea and eventually …
and Greenland led to the opening, from south to north, of the Labrador Sea and eventually …
The crustal structure of the Alpha Ridge at the transition to the Canadian Polar Margin: Results from a seismic refraction experiment
T Funck, HR Jackson, J Shimeld - Journal of Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The crustal structure of the Alpha Ridge and its connection to the Canadian Polar Margin
was studied by a seismic refraction experiment consisting of a 350‐km‐long line almost …
was studied by a seismic refraction experiment consisting of a 350‐km‐long line almost …
ArcCRUST: Arctic crustal thickness from 3‐D gravity inversion
The ArcCRUST model consists of crustal thickness and estimated crustal thinning factors
grids for the High Arctic and Circum‐Arctic regions (north of 67° N). This model is derived by …
grids for the High Arctic and Circum‐Arctic regions (north of 67° N). This model is derived by …