This global study of 31 off-shore back-arc basins and subbasins (BABs) identifies their
principal characteristics based on a broad spectrum of geophysical and subduction-related …

Much progress has been made over the past several decades in delineating the structure of
subducting slabs, but several key aspects of their dynamics remain poorly constrained …

The Hadean eon, following the global-scale melting of the mantle,–, is expected to be a
dynamic period, during which Earth experienced vastly different conditions. Geologic …

The mantle wedge above subducting slabs is associated with many important processes,
including the transport of melt and volatiles. Our understanding of mantle wedge dynamics is …

The along‐strike variations of the velocity, thickness, and dip of subducting slabs and the
volcano distribution have been observed globally. It is, however, unclear what controls the …

We present 3‐D images of azimuthal anisotropy tomography of the crust and upper mantle
of the Japan subduction zone, which are determined using a large number of high‐quality P …

The wealth of seismic observations collected over the past 20 years has raised intriguing
questions about the three-dimensional (3D) nature of the mantle flow field close to …

We present a new 3-D anisotropic P-wave velocity (Vp) model for the crust and upper mantle
of the Japan subduction zone obtained by inverting a large number of high-quality P-wave …

In this article I discuss the new perspectives on continental collisional orogeny from recent
evidence that most continental subduction zones have 200‐to 1,000‐km‐wide uniformly hot …

Arc volcanism, volatile cycling, mineralization, and continental crust formation are likely
regulated by the mantle wedge's flow regime and thermal structure. Wedge flow is often …