The AlpArray seismic network: a large-scale European experiment to image the Alpine Orogen

G Hetényi, I Molinari, J Clinton, G Bokelmann… - Surveys in …, 2018 - Springer
The AlpArray programme is a multinational, European consortium to advance our
understanding of orogenesis and its relationship to mantle dynamics, plate reorganizations …

Topographic expressions of mantle dynamics in the Mediterranean

C Faccenna, TW Becker - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The surface of the Earth is the ever-changing expression of the dynamic processes
occurring at depth and at or above its surface. However, our ability to “read” landscapes in …

Surface wave tomography of the Alps using ambient‐noise and earthquake phase velocity measurements

ED Kästle, A El‐Sharkawy, L Boschi… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A large data set of surface wave phase velocity measurements is compiled to study the
structures of the crust and upper mantle underneath the Alpine continental collision zone …

Slab Geometry and Upper Mantle Flow Patterns in the Central Mediterranean From 3D Anisotropic P‐Wave Tomography

F Rappisi, BP VanderBeek, M Faccenda… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first three‐dimensional (3D) anisotropic teleseismic P‐wave tomography
model of the upper mantle covering the entire Central Mediterranean. Compared to isotropic …

The Ionian and Alfeo–Etna fault zones: New segments of an evolving plate boundary in the central Mediterranean Sea?

A Polonia, L Torelli, A Artoni, M Carlini, C Faccenna… - Tectonophysics, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Calabrian Arc is a narrow subduction–rollback system resulting from
Africa/Eurasia plate convergence. While crustal shortening is taken up in the accretionary …

[HTML][HTML] Geodynamics, geophysical and geochemical observations, and the role of CO2 degassing in the Apennines

F Di Luccio, M Palano, G Chiodini, L Cucci… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
An accurate survey of old and new datasets allowed us to probe the nature and role of fluids
in the seismogenic processes of the Apennines mountain range in Italy. New datasets …

Tectonic expression of an active slab tear from high‐resolution seismic and bathymetric data offshore Sicily (Ionian Sea)

MA Gutscher, S Dominguez, BM de Lepinay… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved orogenic arc
requires the presence of at least one lithospheric scale tear fault. While the Calabrian …

Surface and crustal response to deep subduction dynamics: Insights from the Apennines, Italy

R Lanari, R Reitano, C Faccenna, NP Agostinetti… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The topography of orogenic belts responds to several contributions operating at short and
long temporal and spatial (ie, wavelengths) scales, from the surface to the deep mantle …

Isostasy, dynamic topography, and the elevation of the Apennines of Italy

C Faccenna, TW Becker, MS Miller, E Serpelloni… - Earth and Planetary …, 2014 - Elsevier
The elevation of an orogenic belt is commonly related to crustal/lithosphere thickening.
Here, we discuss the Apennines as an example to show that topography at a plate margin …

Slab driven Quaternary rock‐uplift and topographic evolution in the northern‐central Apennines from linear inversion of the drainage system

S Racano, PA Van der Beek… - Geochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Investigating rock‐uplift variations in time and space provides insights into the processes
driving mountain‐belt evolution. The Apennine Mountains of Italy underwent substantial …