Mantle dynamics in the Mediterranean

C Faccenna, TW Becker, L Auer, A Billi… - Reviews of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The Mediterranean offers a unique opportunity to study the driving forces of tectonic
deformation within a complex mobile belt. Lithospheric dynamics are affected by slab …

Aegean tectonics: Strain localisation, slab tearing and trench retreat

L Jolivet, C Faccenna, B Huet, L Labrousse… - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
We review the geodynamic evolution of the Aegean–Anatolia region and discuss strain
localisation there over geological times. From Late Eocene to Present, crustal deformation in …

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) …

Crustal deformation in the India‐Eurasia collision zone from 25 years of GPS measurements

G Zheng, H Wang, TJ Wright, Y Lou… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The India‐Eurasia collision zone is the largest deforming region on the planet;
direct measurements of present‐day deformation from Global Positioning System (GPS) …

Present-day kinematics of the Mediterranean: A comprehensive overview of GPS results

JM Nocquet - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
I combine recently published GPS results to derive a geodetic horizontal velocity field
consistent at the scale of the Mediterranean and the surrounding Alpine belts. The velocity …

Surface velocities and strain-rates in the Euro-Mediterranean region from massive GPS data processing

E Serpelloni, A Cavaliere, L Martelli, F Pintori… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In this work we present and discuss new geodetic velocity and strain-rate fields for the Euro-
Mediterranean region obtained from the analysis of continuous GNSS stations. We describe …

Vertical GPS ground motion rates in the Euro‐Mediterranean region: New evidence of velocity gradients at different spatial scales along the Nubia‐Eurasia plate …

E Serpelloni, C Faccenna, G Spada… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We use 2.5 to 14 years long position time series from> 800 continuous Global
Positioning System (GPS) stations to study vertical deformation rates in the Euro …

The GPS velocity field of the Aegean. New observations, contribution of the earthquakes, crustal blocks model

P Briole, A Ganas, P Elias… - Geophysical Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We calculate and analyse the coordinate time-series of 282 permanent GPS stations located
in Greece and 47 in surrounding countries. The studied period is 2000–2020. The average …

Mantle convection in the Middle East: Reconciling Afar upwelling, Arabia indentation and Aegean trench rollback

C Faccenna, TW Becker, L Jolivet, M Keskin - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The Middle East region represents a key site within the Tethyan domain where
continental break-up, collision, backarc extension and escape tectonics are kinematically …

Present‐Day Motion of the Arabian Plate

R Viltres, S Jónsson, AO Alothman, S Liu, S Leroy… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The present‐day motions in and around the Arabian plate involve a broad spectrum of
tectonic processes including plate subduction, continental collision, seafloor spreading …