We review the geodynamic evolution of the Aegean–Anatolia region and discuss strain
localisation there over geological times. From Late Eocene to Present, crustal deformation in …

Arc-basaltic melts of typical hydration state (≥ 2 wt% H 2 O) are buoyant relative to all
common crustal igneous rock types and may pass adiabatically from a mantle source …

Rock-mechanics experiments, geodetic observations of postloading strain transients, and
micro-and macrostructural studies of exhumed ductile shear zones provide complementary …

Mechanical properties of lithosphere are of primary importance for interpretation of
deformation at all spatial and time scales, from local scale to large-scale geodynamics and …

The collision between India and Eurasia mobilizes multiple processes of continental
tectonics. However, how deformation develops within the lithosphere across the Tibetan …

At plate boundaries, where deformation is localized along centimetre-to kilometre-scale
shear zones, the influence of serpentinite on tectonic processes is linked to its unique …

Tectonic research of the Tibetan Plateau has long focused on its deformation style and
mechanisms. The 2008 Mw7. 9 Wenchuan earthquake ruptured the Longmen Shan fault …

Plate tectonics is a self-organizing global system driven by the negative buoyancy of the
thermal boundary layer resulting in subduction. Although the signature of plate tectonics is …

Compressional inversion of former extensional sedimentary basins is a particularly common
phenomenon, given that passive margins share the same destiny of being subsequently …

Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of
geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic …