Stress transition from horizontal to vertical forces during subduction initiation

B Shuck, SPS Gulick, HJA Van Avendonk, M Gurnis… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Subduction zones are fundamental to plate tectonics, yet how they initiate remains
enigmatic. Geodynamic models suggest that if horizontal forces dominate, the upper plate …

A Bayesian 3-D linear gravity inversion for complex density distributions: application to the Puysegur subduction system

E Hightower, M Gurnis… - Geophysical Journal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We have developed a linear 3-D gravity inversion method capable of modelling complex
geological regions such as subduction margins. Our procedure inverts satellite gravity to …

A simple force balance model of subduction initiation

Y Li, M Gurnis - Geophysical Journal International, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The initiation and development of subduction zones are associated with substantial stress
changes both within plates and at plate boundaries. We formulate a simple analytical model …

Strike‐slip enables subduction initiation beneath a failed rift: New seismic constraints from Puysegur Margin, New Zealand

B Shuck, H Van Avendonk, SPS Gulick, M Gurnis… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction initiation often takes advantage of previously weakened lithosphere and may
preferentially nucleate along pre‐existing plate boundaries. To evaluate how past tectonic …

The diverse morphology of pockmarks around Aotearoa New Zealand

JIT Hillman, SJ Watson, KL Maier… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Seafloor pockmarks are abundant around Aotearoa New Zealand, occurring across a
diverse range of tectonic, sedimentological and geomorphological settings. Globally, the …

Seafloor pockmarks on the South Westland margin of the South Island/Te Waipounamu, Aotearoa New Zealand

KL Maier, AR Orpin, H Neil - New Zealand Journal of Geology and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Enclosed depressions, termed pockmarks, are widespread seafloor morphologies,
commonly associated with fluid seepage. This study provides the first detailed …

New Zealand's offshore sedimentary basins

KJ Bland, DP Strogen, MJ Arnot… - New Zealand Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We present new interpretations and map** that define the distribution, extent, and
sediment thickness of 25 primarily offshore sedimentary basins within New Zealand's …

Tectonic and stratigraphic evolution of the late Paleozoic Darwin Basin, eastern California, USA, and implications for the onset of subduction along the southwestern …

LW Vaughn, RJ Leary, MT Read - Bulletin, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Darwin Basin, eastern California, USA, represents a key sedimentary record of
tectonics along the southwestern margin of Laurentia for the late Pennsylvanian and …

Volcanic facies and geochemical analysis of the Triassic Mammoth Rock breccia as a test of early-arc paleogeography and subduction inception, eastern Sierra …

SK Berglin - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The breccia of Mammoth Rock crops out in the Mount Morrison pendant in the
eastern Sierra Nevada. The Triassic volcaniclastic facies of Mammoth Rock are a product of …