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View article: Slab break-off and subduction polarity reversal after collision can be very fast
Slab break-off and subduction polarity reversal after collision can be very fast Open
Slab break-off and polarity reversal are tectonic events that often occur in relation to the subduction process. For example, the Western Alps and Ontong Java are high profile cases of slab break-off and polarity reversal. A sufficient num…
View article: Transforming the Eastern Mediterranean: The Aegean-Cyprus Slab Tear
Transforming the Eastern Mediterranean: The Aegean-Cyprus Slab Tear Open
The Aegean and Western Anatolian region has experienced widespread extension since the Late Oligocene, characterized by southward migration of arc volcanism, exhumation, and basin formation. Recent seismic data have revealed a significant …
View article: Multistage lithospheric drips control active basin formation in the Central Anatolian Plateau: insights from analogue and numerical modelling
Multistage lithospheric drips control active basin formation in the Central Anatolian Plateau: insights from analogue and numerical modelling Open
Geological and geophysical studies suggest that plateau uplift in regions such as Tibet, Colorado, the Andes, and Anatolia may be in part related to ‘lithospheric dripping’; a process whereby dense lithosphere is removed as a v…
View article: Application of Generative Adversarial Networks in Geoelectrical Field Data Interpretation
Application of Generative Adversarial Networks in Geoelectrical Field Data Interpretation Open
The geoelectrical survey method generates subsurface cross-sections images based on physical properties, but requires solution of an inverse problem with potential ambiguities in model interpretation and substructure uncertainties. The int…
View article: The impact of Pangean subducted oceans on mantle dynamics: Passive piles and the positioning of deep mantle plumes
The impact of Pangean subducted oceans on mantle dynamics: Passive piles and the positioning of deep mantle plumes Open
Seismic imaging of the Earth’s interior reveals plumes originating from relatively hot regions of the lowermost mantle, surrounded by cooler material thought to be remnants of ancient subducted oceans. Currently, there is no clear consensu…
View article: Multistage lithospheric drips control active basin formation within an uplifting orogenic plateau
Multistage lithospheric drips control active basin formation within an uplifting orogenic plateau Open
According to GNSS/INSAR measurements, the Konya Basin in Central Anatolia is undergoing rapid subsidence within an uplifting orogenic plateau. Further, geophysical studies reveal thickened crust under the basin and a fast seismic wave spee…
View article: The Role of Upper Mantle Forces in Post‐Subduction Tectonics: Plumelet and Active Rifting in the East Anatolian Plateau
The Role of Upper Mantle Forces in Post‐Subduction Tectonics: Plumelet and Active Rifting in the East Anatolian Plateau Open
The spatiotemporal interaction of large‐ and regional‐scale upper mantle forces can prevail in collisional settings. To better understand the role of these forces on post‐subduction tectonics, we focus on mantle dynamics in the East Anatol…
View article: Structural Evolution of the Black Sea Basin Using Sectioned Computational Models
Structural Evolution of the Black Sea Basin Using Sectioned Computational Models Open
The tectonic formation of the Black Sea Basin (BSB) has been an ongoing debate: primarily, there is still not a consensus on whether the basin was rifted as one east-west oriented basin, or as two separate basins named Eastern and Western …
View article: On The Timing of Collision Induced Slab Break-Off and Polarity Reversal
On The Timing of Collision Induced Slab Break-Off and Polarity Reversal Open
The subduction process is the main driver of tectonic plate movements and can carry different-sized, thick crustal materials (i.e., continents, oceanic plateaux, seamounts, volcanic arcs) to the subduction trenches through the consumption …
View article: The Role of Upper Mantle Forces in Post-subduction Tectonics: Insights from 3D Thermo-mechanical Models in the East Anatolian Plateau
The Role of Upper Mantle Forces in Post-subduction Tectonics: Insights from 3D Thermo-mechanical Models in the East Anatolian Plateau Open
Post-subduction tectonics can involve a wide range of spatiotemporal processes associated with regional and large-scale upper mantle forces. To better understand the interaction between these forces in collisional settings, we focus on act…
View article: Syn‐Drift Plate Tectonics
Syn‐Drift Plate Tectonics Open
The paradigm of plate tectonics holds that ocean plates are rigid during drift and only experience tectonic deformation at subduction zones, but new findings from the Pacific challenge this idea. Geological and geophysical evidence from th…
View article: Transient Injection of Flow: How Torn and Bent Slabs Induce Unusual Mantle Circulation Patterns Near a Flat Slab
Transient Injection of Flow: How Torn and Bent Slabs Induce Unusual Mantle Circulation Patterns Near a Flat Slab Open
Torn and bent slabs are usually associated with flat‐slab subduction where the descending plate develops a horizontal geometry beneath the overlying continent. How such slab dynamics modify the surrounding mantle flow and the overriding pl…
View article: Transient Injection of Flow: How Torn and Bent Subducting Slabs Induce Unusual Mantle Circulation Patterns near a flat slab
Transient Injection of Flow: How Torn and Bent Subducting Slabs Induce Unusual Mantle Circulation Patterns near a flat slab Open
This repository provides the input (.prm) files for the paper "Transient Injection of Flow: How Torn and Bent Slabs Induce Unusual Mantle Circulation Patterns near a flat slab".
View article: Transient Injection of Flow: How Torn and Bent Subducting Slabs Induce Unusual Mantle Circulation Patterns near a flat slab
Transient Injection of Flow: How Torn and Bent Subducting Slabs Induce Unusual Mantle Circulation Patterns near a flat slab Open
This repository provides the input (.prm) files for the paper "Transient Injection of Flow: How Torn and Bent Slabs Induce Unusual Mantle Circulation Patterns near a flat slab".
View article: The role of subduction in the formation of Pangaean oceanic large igneous provinces
The role of subduction in the formation of Pangaean oceanic large igneous provinces Open
Large igneous provinces (LIPs) have been linked to both surface and deep mantle processes. During the formation, tenure and break-up of the supercontinent Pangaea, there is an increase in emplacement events for both continental and oceanic…
View article: Asymptomatic lithospheric drip driving subsidence of Konya Basin, Central Anatolia
Asymptomatic lithospheric drip driving subsidence of Konya Basin, Central Anatolia Open
Geological and geophysical observations show instances of surface subsidence, uplift, shortening, and missing mantle lithosphere inferred as manifestations of the large-scale removal of the lower lithosphere. This process—specificall…
View article: Existence and Distribution of Basin-Wide Strike Slip Fault Systems in an Asymmetrical Back Arc Rift System: The Black Sea Basin
Existence and Distribution of Basin-Wide Strike Slip Fault Systems in an Asymmetrical Back Arc Rift System: The Black Sea Basin Open
The Black Sea Basin has been a focus of interest due to its economically promising hydrocarbon reserves and complex tectonic history. Several different theories were proposed to decipher its enigmatic basin formation and tectonic evolution…
View article: Intra-Plate Deformation of the Pacific: Evidence from Oceanic Plateaux and Geodynamic Models
Intra-Plate Deformation of the Pacific: Evidence from Oceanic Plateaux and Geodynamic Models Open
The theory of plate tectonics acknowledges that drifting lithospheric plates are rigid and do not undergo substantial deformation except near or at plate boundaries. However, studies have shown that intra-plate deformation is a feature for…
View article: The role of subduction in the formation of Pangean oceanic large igneous provinces
The role of subduction in the formation of Pangean oceanic large igneous provinces Open
Large igneous provinces (LIPs) have been linked to both surface and deep mantle processes related to supercontinent formation. During the formation, tenure, and breakup of Pangea, the most recent supercontinent, there is a noted contempora…
View article: Stranding continental crustal fragments during continent breakup: Mantle suture reactivation in the Nain Province of Eastern Canada
Stranding continental crustal fragments during continent breakup: Mantle suture reactivation in the Nain Province of Eastern Canada Open
Earth’s continental crust has evolved through a series of supercontinent cycles, resulting in a patchwork of Archean cores surrounded by terranes, fragments, and slivers of younger crustal additions. However, the dispersal (and/or strandin…
View article: Penetrative Superplumes in the Mantle of Large Super‐Earth Planets: A Possible Mechanism for Active Tectonics in the Massive Super‐Earths
Penetrative Superplumes in the Mantle of Large Super‐Earth Planets: A Possible Mechanism for Active Tectonics in the Massive Super‐Earths Open
Recent theoretical studies suggest that the physical and rheological mantle properties in massive rocky planets fall outside conventional behaviors inferred for mantle properties at the Earth's mantle pressures. The vacancy diffusion occur…
View article: Symptomatic lithospheric drips triggering fast topographic rise and crustal deformation in the Central Andes
Symptomatic lithospheric drips triggering fast topographic rise and crustal deformation in the Central Andes Open
View article: Comment on egusphere-2022-15
Comment on egusphere-2022-15 Open
In the eastern Atlantic Ocean, several volcanic archipelagos are located close to the margin of the African continent. This configuration has inspired previous studies to suggest an important role of edge-driven convection (EDC) in the gen…
View article: Fold and thrust belts in an intraplate setting- An interplay between rheology and inherited deep structures. 
Fold and thrust belts in an intraplate setting- An interplay between rheology and inherited deep structures.  Open
<p>Fold and thrust belts and prominent orogens are found primarily along continental plate boundaries. Our knowledge of how these orogens are formed is based on the deformation of the upper crust. However, continental interiors also …
View article: Focused Penetrative Plumes: A Possible Consequence of the Dissociation Transition of Post‐Perovskite at ∼0.9 TPa in Massive Rocky Super‐Earths
Focused Penetrative Plumes: A Possible Consequence of the Dissociation Transition of Post‐Perovskite at ∼0.9 TPa in Massive Rocky Super‐Earths Open
Based on the standard view of depth‐increasing viscosity in the mantle of rocky planets, convection in the deep mantle of these planets is expected to become less likely as the size of planet increases. However, a recent theoretical study …
View article: Pannotia's mantle signature: the quest for supercontinent identification
Pannotia's mantle signature: the quest for supercontinent identification Open
A supercontinent is generally considered to reflect the assembly of all, or most, of the Earth's continental lithosphere. Previous studies have used geological, atmospheric and biogenic ‘geomarkers’ to supplement supercontinent identificat…
View article: Toward a Unified Model for the Thermal State of the Planetary Mantle: Estimations From Mean Field Deep Learning
Toward a Unified Model for the Thermal State of the Planetary Mantle: Estimations From Mean Field Deep Learning Open
The cooling of terrestrial planets depends upon the mechanism whereby heat is transferred from the interior to the surface and thereafter is radiated to the space. The surface boundary condition, geometry, internal processes, and the Rayle…
View article: Surface Topography Anomalies Induced by Geodynamic Processes in the Southeast Carpathians
Surface Topography Anomalies Induced by Geodynamic Processes in the Southeast Carpathians Open
<p>Southeast Carpathians with deep basins (e.g., Transylvania and Focsani) and the mountain chain (SE Carpathians Mountain with ~1.5 km elevation) are characterized by unique morphological features.  The highly-variable subs…
View article: Ancient subducted oceans controlling the positioning of deep mantle plumes
Ancient subducted oceans controlling the positioning of deep mantle plumes Open
Seismic imaging of the Earth's interior reveals plumes originating from relatively hot regions of the lower mantle, surrounded by cooler material thought to be remnants of ancient subducted oceans. Based largely on geophysical data, two op…
View article: Segmentation of Rifts Through Structural Inheritance: Creation of the Davis Strait
Segmentation of Rifts Through Structural Inheritance: Creation of the Davis Strait Open
Mesozoic‐Cenozoic rifting between Greenland and North America created the Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay, while leaving preserved continental lithosphere in the Davis Strait, which lies between them. Inherited crustal structures from a Palaeo…