The causes of continental arc flare ups and drivers of episodic magmatic activity in Cordilleran orogenic systems

JB Chapman, JE Shields, MN Ducea, SR Paterson… - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
Continental arcs in Cordilleran orogenic systems display episodic changes in magma
production rate, alternating between flare ups (70–90 km 3 km− 1 Myr− 1) and lulls (< 20 km …

Physics of melt extraction from the mantle: Speed and style

RF Katz, DWR Jones, JF Rudge… - Annual Review of Earth …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Melt extraction from the partially molten mantle is among the fundamental processes
sha** the solid Earth today and over geological time. A diversity of properties and …

Geodynamic controls on magmatic arc migration and quiescence

GM Gianni, SP Luján - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Reconfigurations of magmatic arcs through time have been recognized since pioneering
works, describing inland and trenchward arc migrations or magmatic shut-off lasting for …

Numerical modeling of subduction: State of the art and future directions

T Gerya - Geosphere, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During the past five decades, numerical modeling of subduction, one of the most
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …

Along‐strike variations of Alaska subduction zone structure and hydration determined from amphibious seismic data

Z Li, DA Wiens, W Shen… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We develop a 3‐D isotropic shear velocity model for the Alaska subduction zone using data
from seafloor and land‐based seismographs to investigate along‐strike variations in …

Earth's gradients as the engine of plate tectonics and earthquakes

D Zaccagnino, C Doglioni - La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento, 2022 - Springer
The processes occurring on the Earth are controlled by several gradients. The surface of the
Planet is featured by complex geological patterns produced by both endogenous and …

Old/new subduction zone paradigms as seen from the Cascades

WP Leeman - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This paper briefly reviews the magmatic manifestations of volcanic arcs and aspects of how
such magmas form. Common concepts about “how subduction zones work” are reassessed …

Physical and mechanical rock properties of a heterogeneous volcano; the case of Mount Unzen, Japan

JE Kendrick, LN Schaefer, J Schauroth… - Solid Earth …, 2020 - se.copernicus.org
Volcanoes represent one of the most critical geological settings for hazard modelling due to
their propensity to both unpredictably erupt and collapse, even in times of quiescence …

Devolatilization of subducting slabs, Part II: Volatile fluxes and storage

M Tian, RF Katz, DW Rees Jones… - Geochemistry …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction is a crucial part of the long‐term water and carbon cycling between Earth's
exosphere and interior. However, there is broad disagreement over how much water and …

Rheology and electrical conductivity of upper mantle: Recent progress and perspectives

M Li, S Li - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2025 - Elsevier
Melt and heat transfer in the upper mantle play a crucial role in the multi-scale evolution of
the lithospheric upper mantle. However, the retention time of large amount of melt in the …