Numerical modeling of subduction: State of the art and future directions

T Gerya - Geosphere, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During the past five decades, numerical modeling of subduction, one of the most
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Coupled surface to deep Earth processes: Perspectives from TOPO-EUROPE with an emphasis on climate-and energy-related societal challenges

S Cloetingh, P Sternai, A Koptev, TA Ehlers… - Global and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the interactions between surface and deep Earth processes is important for
research in many diverse scientific areas including climate, environment, energy …

Plume‐induced sinking of intracontinental lithospheric mantle: An overlooked mechanism of subduction initiation?

S Cloetingh, A Koptev, I Kovács, T Gerya… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although many different mechanisms for subduction initiation have been proposed, only few
of them are viable in terms of consistency with observations and reproducibility in numerical …

pyBadlands: A framework to simulate sediment transport, landscape dynamics and basin stratigraphic evolution through space and time

T Salles, X Ding, G Brocard - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Understanding Earth surface responses in terms of sediment dynamics to climatic variability
and tectonics forcing is hindered by limited ability of current models to simulate long-term …

Long‐term coupling and feedback between tectonics and surface processes during non‐volcanic rifted margin formation

T Theunissen, RS Huismans - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Here we present high‐resolution 2‐D coupled tectonic‐surface processes modeling of
extensional basin formation. We focus on understanding feedbacks between erosion and …

Growth of collisional orogens from small and cold to large and hot—Inferences from geodynamic models

SG Wolf, RS Huismans, JA Muñoz… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is well documented that the interplay between crustal thickening and surface processes
determines growth of continent‐continent collision orogens from small and cold to large and …

[HTML][HTML] 101 geodynamic modelling: how to design, interpret, and communicate numerical studies of the solid Earth

I Van Zelst, F Crameri, AE Pusok, A Glerum… - Solid Earth, 2022 - se.copernicus.org
Geodynamic modelling provides a powerful tool to investigate processes in the Earth's crust,
mantle, and core that are not directly observable. However, numerical models are inherently …

Sensitivity of rift tectonics to global variability in the efficiency of river erosion

JA Olive, LC Malatesta, MD Behn… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Erosion and sedimentation constantly rework topography created by tectonics but also
modulate stresses in the underlying crust by redistributing surficial loads. Decades of …

Evolving paleotopography and lithospheric flexure of the Pyrenean Orogen from 3D flexural modeling and basin analysis

ME Curry, P van Der Beek, RS Huismans… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
We present the results of a numerical modeling study of the Pyrenees Mountains
investigating the spatio-temporal variation in lithospheric flexure in response to the …

The role of pre-existing weak zones in the formation of the Himalaya and Tibetan plateau: 3-D thermomechanical modelling

L Chen, L Liu, FA Capitanio… - Geophysical Journal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The Tibetan crust is sliced by several east–west trending suture zones. The role of these
suture zones in the evolution of the Himalayan range and Tibetan plateau remains unclear …