The Gibraltar subduction: A decade of new geophysical data

MA Gutscher, S Dominguez, GK Westbrook, P Le Roy… - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The Gibraltar arc, spans a complex portion of the Africa–Eurasia plate boundary marked by
slow oblique convergence and intermediate and deep focus seismicity. The seemingly …

The quest for the Africa–Eurasia plate boundary west of the Strait of Gibraltar

N Zitellini, E Gràcia, L Matias, P Terrinha… - Earth and Planetary …, 2009 - Elsevier
The missing link in the plate boundary between Eurasia and Africa in the central Atlantic is
presented and discussed. A set of almost linear and sub parallel dextral strike–slip faults, the …

Structure and evolution of the “Olistostrome” complex of the Gibraltar Arc in the Gulf of Cádiz (eastern Central Atlantic): evidence from two long seismic cross-sections

T Medialdea, R Vegas, L Somoza, JT Vázquez… - Marine Geology, 2004 - Elsevier
Reflection profiles characterize the structure and the upper Mesozoic to Cenozoic deposits
of the Gulf of Cádiz region. Two long ENE–WSW multichannel seismic lines (ca. 400–500 …

[HTML][HTML] Four decades of geophysical research on Iberia and adjacent margins

J Diaz, M Torné, J Vergés, I Jimenez-Munt, J Martí… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The dimensions, the geographical position and the complex geological history of the Iberian
Peninsula makes it a unique and singular target to study its crustal and upper mantle …

Heat flow, heat production, and lithospheric thermal regime in the Iberian Peninsula

M Fernàndez, I Marzán, A Correia, E Ramalho - Tectonophysics, 1998 - Elsevier
The first heat-flow and heat-production maps of the Iberian Peninsula and its margins using
previously acquired data are presented. The surface heat-flow map includes 553 …

Lithospheric structure under the western African‐European plate boundary: A transect across the Atlas Mountains and the Gulf of Cadiz

H Zeyen, P Ayarza, M Fernàndez, A Rimi - Tectonics, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We present a two‐dimensional lithospheric thermal and density model along a transect
running from the southwestern Iberian Peninsula to the northwestern Sahara. The main goal …

Crustal architecture and tectonic evolution of the Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberian margin) at the convergence of the Eurasian and African plates

E Gracia, J Danobeitia, J Vergés, R Bartolomé… - …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The Gulf of Cadiz, located at the southwestern Iberian margin, is characterized by
widespread seismicity, compressional and strike‐slip fault plane solutions and by a large …

Earthquakes in western Iberia: improving the understanding of lithospheric deformation in a slowly deforming region

S Custódio, NA Dias, F Carrilho… - Geophysical Journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Mainland Portugal, on the southwestern edge of the European continent, is located directly
north of the boundary between the Eurasian and Nubian plates. It lies in a region of slow …

Seismic evidence for the presence of Jurassic oceanic crust in the central Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberian margin)

V Sallarès, A Gailler, MA Gutscher… - Earth and Planetary …, 2011 - Elsevier
We investigate the crustal structure of the SW Iberian margin along a 340km-long refraction
and wide-angle reflection seismic profile crossing from the central Gulf of Cadiz to the …

Seismic and gravity constraints on the nature of the basement in the Africa‐Eurasia plate boundary: New insights for the geodynamic evolution of the SW Iberian …

S Martínez‐Loriente, V Sallarès… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new classification of geological domains at the Africa‐Eurasia plate boundary
off SW Iberia, together with a regional geodynamic reconstruction spanning from the …