Continental residual topography extracted from global analysis of crustal structure

SN Stephenson, MJ Hoggard… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Continental topography is dominantly controlled by a combination of crustal thickness and
density variations. Nevertheless, it is clear that some additional topographic component is …

A concept for the global assessment of tomographic resolution and uncertainty

R Freissler, BSA Schuberth… - Geophysical Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY A major challenge in seismic tomography consists in quantifying and
representing model resolution and uncertainty, particularly at global scales. This information …

The influence of lithospheric thickness variations beneath Australia on seismic anisotropy and mantle flow

CM Eakin, DR Davies, S Ghelichkhan… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid plate motion, alongside pronounced variations in age and thickness of the Australian
continental lithosphere, makes it an excellent location to assess the relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] A meteorology approach to assess mantle flow induced dynamic topography using object-based image processing methods

A Taiwo, HP Bunge, G Craig - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction and assessment of model trajectories that link multiple mantle states is
essential to constrain poorly known mantle convection parameters. Previously, volumetric …

Structural Restorations of the Complete Conjugate US‐Mexico Eastern Gulf of Mexico Margin

ME Curry, MR Hudec, FJ Peel, N Fernandez… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first sequential structural restoration with flexural backstrip** of the Gulf of
Mexico US‐Mexico conjugate margin salt basin. We construct four large‐scale (100s of km) …

[HTML][HTML] Cenozoic upper mantle flow history of the Atlantic realm based on Couette/Poiseuille models: Towards paleo-mantle-flowgraphy

ZR Wang, IL Stotz, HP Bunge, B Vilacís… - Physics of the Earth and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mantle convection is a fundamental process in the Earth's system, yet its history remains
poorly known. Sophisticated inverse geodynamic Earth models are available to retrodict …

Automatic adjoint-based inversion schemes for geodynamics: reconstructing the evolution of Earth's mantle in space and time

S Ghelichkhan, A Gibson, DR Davies… - Geoscientific Model …, 2024 - gmd.copernicus.org
Reconstructing the thermo-chemical evolution of Earth's mantle and its diverse surface
manifestations is a widely recognised grand challenge for the geosciences. It requires the …

Rheological and topographic implications of thermal insulation created by supercontinents

JPM Silva, V Sacek, CE Ganade… - Earth and Planetary …, 2025 - Elsevier
Thick continental lithosphere represents a thermal insulator, promoting less efficient
conductive heat transfer to the surface. As a consequence, the mantle temperature under …

Testing mantle convection simulations with paleobiology and other stratigraphic observations: Examples from Western North America

VM Fernandes, GG Roberts… - Geochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mantle convection plays a fundamental role in driving evolution of oceanic and continental
lithosphere. In turn it impacts a broad suite of processes operating at or close to Earth's …

The Topographic Signature of Mantle Pressure Build‐Up Beneath Subducting Plates: Insights From Spherical Subduction Models

AF Holt - Geophysical research letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction zones are associated with spatially heterogeneous pressure fields that,
depending on location, push/pull on Earth's surface producing dynamic topography (DT) …