The dynamic history of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and the Mexico subduction zone

L Ferrari, T Orozco-Esquivel, V Manea, M Manea - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB) is a 1000km long Neogene continental arc
showing a large variation in composition and volcanic style, and an intra-arc extensional …

Geodynamic controls on magmatic arc migration and quiescence

GM Gianni, SP Luján - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Reconfigurations of magmatic arcs through time have been recognized since pioneering
works, describing inland and trenchward arc migrations or magmatic shut-off lasting for …

The role of oceanic plateau subduction in the Laramide orogeny

L Liu, M Gurnis, M Seton, J Saleeby, RD Müller… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
The cause of the Laramide phase of mountain building remains uncertain. Conceptual
models implicate the subduction of either ocean ridges or conjugates of the buoyant Hess or …

Shallowing and steepening subduction zones, continental lithospheric loss, magmatism, and crustal flow under the Central Andean Altiplano-Puna Plateau

SM Kay, BL Coira - 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Integrated magmatic, structural, and geophysical data provide a basis for modeling the
Neogene lithospheric evolution of the high Central Andean Puna-Altiplano Plateau …

Constraints on subduction geodynamics from seismic anisotropy

MD Long - Reviews of Geophysics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Much progress has been made over the past several decades in delineating the structure of
subducting slabs, but several key aspects of their dynamics remain poorly constrained …

Horizontal subduction and truncation of the Cocos Plate beneath central Mexico

X Pérez‐Campos, YH Kim, A Husker… - Geophysical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Based on analysis of data from a trans‐Mexico temporary broadband seismic network
centered on Mexico City, we report that the subducting Cocos Plate beneath central Mexico …

A review of the geodynamic evolution of flat slab subduction in Mexico, Peru, and Chile

VC Manea, M Manea, L Ferrari, T Orozco-Esquivel… - Tectonophysics, 2017 - Elsevier
Subducting plates around the globe display a large variability in terms of slab geometry,
including regions where smooth and little variation in subduction parameters is observed …

Chilean flat slab subduction controlled by overriding plate thickness and trench rollback

VC Manea, M Pérez-Gussinyé, M Manea - Geology, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
How flat slab geometries are generated has been long debated. It has been suggested that
trenchward motion of thick cratons in some areas of South America and Cenozoic North …

The tectonic evolution of the East Kunlun Orogen, northern Tibetan Plateau: A critical review with an integrated geodynamic model

M Yu, JM Dick, C Feng, B Li, H Wang - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The East Kunlun Orogen is an integral component of the northern Qinghai-Tibet
plateau. Here we synthesize the geologic, geochemical, geochronological and …

Multiple episodes of continental subduction during India/Asia convergence: Insight from seismic tomography and tectonic reconstruction

A Replumaz, AM Negredo, S Guillot, A Villaseñor - Tectonophysics, 2010 - Elsevier
High wavespeed tomographic anomalies shallower than 1100km beneath the India/Asia
collision zone are interpreted as continental slabs subducted during collision. Combining …