The Earth as a planetary system has experienced significant change since its formation c.
4.54 Gyr ago. Some of these changes have been gradual, such as secular cooling of the …

To address the question of the initiation and mechanisms involved in the process of
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …

Slab edges are a relatively common feature in plate tectonics. Two prominent examples are
the northern end of the Tonga subduction zone and the southern end of the New Hebrides …

The Himalaya is the most impressive example on earth of an active collisional orogen. It
combines rapid crustal shortening and thickening, intense denudation driven by the …

The dynamics of subduction under an active margin are analysed by using a 2D‐coupled
petrological–thermomechanical numerical model of an oceanic–continental subduction …

We quantitatively analyse the spatial pattern of deformation partitioning and of temporal
accumulation of deformation in the Central Andes (15–26° S) with the aim of identifying …

A host of information is now available regarding the geological and thermal structure as well
as deformation rate across the Himalaya of central Nepal. These data are reconciled in a …

The Andes, the world's second highest orogenic belt, were generated by the Cenozoic
tectonic shortening of the South American plate margin overriding the subducting Nazca …

The kinematics of subduction zones shows a variety of settings that can provide clues for
dynamic understandings. Two reference frames are used here to describe the simple 2D …

Forearc basins are one of the fundamental sedimentary basins, and they preserve various
geological phenomena arising from dynamic interactions between subducting and …