Australia's Moho: A test of the usefulness of gravity modelling for the determination of Moho depth

ARA Aitken, ML Salmon, BLN Kennett - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
In general, seismic methods provide a reliable way to image the crust–mantle interface,
which is marked by a rapid increase in seismic velocity (the Moho). However, the coverage …

What drives A lpine T ethys opening? Clues from the review of geological data and model predictions

M Roda, A Regorda, MI Spalla… - Geological Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Permo‐Triassic remnants (300–220 Ma) of high‐temperature metamorphism associated
with large gabbro bodies occur in the Alps and indicate a high thermal regime compatible …

Integration of natural data within a numerical model of ablative subduction: a possible interpretation for the Alpine dynamics of the Austroalpine crust

M Roda, MI Spalla, AM Marotta - Journal of Metamorphic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A numerical modelling approach is used to validate the physical and geological reliability of
the ablative subduction mechanism during Alpine convergence in order to interpret the …

How lithospheric subduction changes along the Calabrian Arc in southern Italy: geophysical evidences

G Neri, AM Marotta, B Orecchio, D Presti… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Recent tomographic investigations performed down to~ 300 km depth in the Calabrian Arc
region gave insight in favor of the hypothesis that the Ionian subducting slab is continuous in …

[HTML][HTML] From rifting to oceanization in the Gulf of Aden: Insights from 2D numerical models

A Bollino, A Regorda, R Sabadini, AM Marotta - Tectonophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate the evolution of the Gulf of Aden from rift initiation to the development of
active oceanic spreading center by means of 2D thermo-mechanical numerical models, in …

Formation and evolution of a subduction-related mélange: The example of the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets (Western Alps)

M Roda, M Zucali, A Regorda, MI Spalla - GSA Bulletin, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract In the Sesia-Lanzo Zone, Western Alps, the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets (RCT)
subunit is characterized by a mixture of mantle-and crust-derived lithologies, such as …

Permian‐Triassic high thermal regime in the Alps: Result of late Variscan collapse or continental rifting? Validation by numerical modeling

AM Marotta, MI Spalla - Tectonics, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The Permian‐Triassic igneous activity, associated with regional scale deformation
developed under high‐temperature/low‐pressure (HT‐LP) metamorphic conditions and …

Metamorphic facies and deformation fabrics diagnostic of subduction: Insights from 2D numerical models

A Regorda, MI Spalla, M Roda… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We developed a 2D numerical model that simulates the evolution of a subduction in order to
analyze which different metamorphic facies and deformation fabrics can be recorded within …

Gravity modelling of the Tyrrhenian-Calabrian-Ionian subduction system

A Akimbekova, F Carboni, P Mancinelli… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study provides a lithospheric-scale model along the Ionian Subduction zone in
Southern Italy, contributing to the seismotectonic investigation of a region which is affected …

[HTML][HTML] How many subductions in the Variscan orogeny? Insights from numerical models

A Regorda, JM Lardeaux, M Roda, AM Marotta… - Geoscience …, 2020 - Elsevier
We developed a 2D numerical model to simulate the evolution of two superposed ocean-
continent-ocean subduction cycles with opposite vergence, both followed by continental …