To address the question of the initiation and mechanisms involved in the process of
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …

A long-standing question in Earth Sciences is related to the importance of inheritance in
controlling tectonic processes. In contrast to physical processes that are generally …

Plate tectonic reconstructions for the Cretaceous have assumed that the major continental
blocks—Eurasia, Greenland, North America, South America, Africa, India, Australia, and …

Presented here are self‐consistent, three‐dimensional simulations of mantle convection,
some of which display an approximation of plate tectonic behavior that is continuous in …

ROOT development is plastic, with post-embryonic organogenesis being mediated by
meristems1. Although cell division is intrinsic to meristem initiation, maintenance and …

This book is dedicated to the study of structure and transport of deep and bottom waters
above and through underwater channels of the Atlantic Ocean. The study is based on recent …

How an earthquake rupture propagates strongly influences the potentially destructive
ground shaking. Complex ruptures often involve slip along multiple faults, which masks …

The formation of abyssal serpentinites leads to deep changes of the oceanic lithosphere
rheology and geochemistry, hence playing a key role on geodynamic and geochemical …

A mid‐ocean ridge transform fault (RTF) of length L, slip rate V, and moment release rate
can be characterized by a seismic coupling coefficient χ= AE/AT, where AE∼/V is an …

Mid-ocean ridges display tectonic segmentation defined by discontinuities of the axial zone,
and geophysical and geochemical observations suggest segmentation of the underlying …