The Zagros Mountains are the result of the Arabia/Eurasia collision initiated at~ 35Ma as the
rifted Arabian lithosphere was underthrusted beneath the Iranian plate due to its negative …

The Arabian Plate originated∼ 25Ma ago by rifting of NE Africa to form the Gulf of Aden and
Red Sea. It is one of the smaller and younger of the Earth's lithospheric plates. The upper …

This paper presents a synthetic view of the geodynamic evolution of the Zagros orogen
within the frame of the Arabia–Eurasia collision. The Zagros orogen and the Iranian plateau …

We compare the geologic histories, the deep structures, and the present‐day kinematics of
deformation of the Himalaya and the adjacent Tibetan Plateau with those of the Zagros and …

We have constructed a 3-D shear wave velocity (Vs) model for the crust and uppermost
mantle beneath the Middle East using Rayleigh wave records obtained from ambient-noise …

Abstract The Central Basin of the Iran Plateau is between the geologically better-known
regions of the Zagros and Alborz Mountains. Hydrocarbon exploration in the Central Basin …

We present a synthesis and a comparison of the results of two temporary passive seismic
experiments installed for a few months across the Central and Northern Zagros. The receiver …

The motion of Arabia was stable with respect to Eurasia over the past 22 Ma. Deformation
and exhumation in the Zagros is seen to initiate at the same time as argued by new detrital …

This paper shows how the Turkish‐Iranian Plateau grows laterally by incrementally
incorporating adjacent parts of the Zagros fold‐and‐thrust belt. The limit of significant …

The continental collision between the African and Eurasian plates resulted in a tectonically
young and complex deformation in the Iranian plateau. The present-day Iranian plateau is …