Investigating the complex interplay between tectonics and sedimentation is a key endeavor
in modern earth science. Many of the world's leading researchers in this field have been …

We use updated rotations within the Pacific-Antarctica-Africa-North America plate circuit to
calculate Pacific-North America plate reconstructions for times since chron 13 (33 Ma). The …

There are currently three major competing views on the essential geometrical, mechanical,
and mathematical nature of faults. The standard view is that faults are (possibly segmented …

Tectonic rotation of the western Transverse Ranges block is explained by capture of the
partially subducted Monterey microplate by the Pacific plate at about anomaly 6 time (ca. 20 …

Restraining-and releasing bends with similar morphology and structure have been
described by many previous studies of strike-slip faults in a variety of active and ancient …

Alluvial fans at the eastern end of the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California
provide a record of climate modulated sediment transfer and erosion, and are deformed and …

We present tectonic reconstructions and an accompanying animation of deformation across
the North America–Pacific plate boundary since 36 Ma. Intraplate deformation of …

The active deformation of the southwestern United States (30°–41° N) is represented by a
finite number of rotating, elastic‐plastic spherical caps. GPS‐derived horizontal velocities …

We studied the streamflow and sediment flux characteristics of the 20 largest streams
entering the Pacific Ocean along the central and southern California coast, extending for …

Fault motion in the upper continental crust is accommodated principally by earthquake
rupturing within a seismogenic zone whose base, depending on composition, generally lies …