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 …

Boron isotopes as a tracer of subduction zone processes

JCM De Hoog, IP Savov - Boron isotopes: The fifth element, 2018 - Springer
This chapter reviews recycling of boron (B) and its isotopes in subduction zones. It discusses
the profound changes in B concentrations and B isotope ratios of various materials involved …

Variable water input controls evolution of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc

GF Cooper, CG Macpherson, JD Blundy, B Maunder… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Oceanic lithosphere carries volatiles, notably water, into the mantle through subduction at
convergent plate boundaries. This subducted water exercises control on the production of …

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 …

Fracture-mediated deep seawater flow and mantle hydration on oceanic transform faults

C Prigent, JM Warren, AH Kohli, C Teyssier - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fluid-rock interaction on oceanic transform faults (OTFs) is important for both the
deformation behavior of the lithosphere and volatile cycling in the Earth. Rocks deformed …

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 …

Interplate coupling and seismic potential in the Atacama Seismic Gap (Chile): Dismissing a rigid Andean sliver

V Yáñez‐Cuadra, F Ortega‐Culaciati… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Geodetically constrained interseismic interplate coupling has been widely used to assess
seismic potential in subduction zones. Modeling interseismic deformation is challenging, as …

Geochemical and petrological insights into the tectonic origin of the Transmexican Volcanic Belt

A Gómez-Tuena, L Mori, SM Straub - Earth-science reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Transmexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB) is the magmatic expression of one of the
most complex convergent margins on the planet, and as such constitutes a prime location for …

Source and evolution of dissolved boron in rivers: Insights from boron isotope signatures of end-members and model of boron isotopes during weathering processes

HR Mao, CQ Liu, ZQ Zhao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The evolution of atmospheric CO 2 and the pH of the ocean can be reconstructed by the
boron isotopic composition (δ 11 B) of marine carbonates, which is influenced by the δ 11 B …

Teleseismic traveltime tomography of northern Sumatra

S Liu, I Suardi, D Yang, S Wei… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We imaged the mantle structure beneath northern Sumatra by inverting high‐quality seismic
arrival time data and using a newly developed eikonal equation‐based teleseismic …