Slab load controls beneath the Alps on the source-to-sink sedimentary pathways in the Molasse basin

F Schlunegger, E Kissling - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The stratigraphic development of foreland basins has mainly been related to surface loading
in the adjacent orogens, whereas the control of slab loads on these basins has received …

Lithospheric transdimensional ambient-noise tomography of W-Europe: implications for crustal-scale geometry of the W-Alps

A Nouibat, L Stehly, A Paul, S Schwartz… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY A full understanding of the dynamics of mountain ranges such as the Alps
requires the integration of available geological and geophysical knowledge into a …

Along-strike variations in the fossil subduction zone of the Western Alps revealed by the CIFALPS seismic experiments and their implications for exhumation of (ultra-) …

A Paul, MG Malusà, S Solarino, S Salimbeni… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
In complex plate-boundary settings, a reliable 3-D geophysical characterization of the deep
tectonic structure is a fundamental starting point for a breakthrough in the analysis of …

A review of geophysical studies of the lithosphere in the Carpathian–Pannonian region

M Bielik, H Zeyen, V Starostenko, I Makarenko… - Geologica …, 2022 - hal.science
Here, we revisit the most prominent features of the complete Bouguer anomaly map and
their interpretation, along with the current knowledge of the lithospheric thickness in the …

[HTML][HTML] Orogenic lithosphere and slabs in the greater Alpine area–interpretations based on teleseismic P-wave tomography

MR Handy, SM Schmid, M Paffrath, W Friederich… - Solid Earth, 2021 - se.copernicus.org
Based on recent results of AlpArray, we propose a new model of Alpine collision that
involves subduction and detachment of thick (∼ 180 km) European lithosphere. Our …

Investigating the Eastern Alpine–Dinaric transition with teleseismic receiver functions: Evidence for subducted European crust

S Mroczek, F Tilmann, J Pleuger, X Yuan, B Heit… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The tectonic structure of the Eastern Alps is heavily debated with successive geophysical
studies that are unable to resolve areas of ambiguity (eg, the presence of a switch in …

An empirical method for the optimal setting of the potential fields inverse problem

D Sampietro, M Capponi, E Thébault… - Geophysical …, 2023 - earthdoc.org
The use of potential field methods for geophysical exploration purposes is nowadays quite
common: these techniques consent to retrieve geological knowledge over extended regions …

[PDF][PDF] Geological and tectonic interpretation of the new Bouguer gravity anomaly map of Slovakia

V Bezák, M Bielik, F Marko, P Zahorec, R Pašteka… - Geologica Carpathica, 2023 - sav.sk
This paper analyzes the latest complete Bouguer gravity anomaly map of Slovakia in
relation to geological architecture. The observed gravity field consists of regional and local …

Basement Controls on Structural Evolution in Thin‐Skinned Thrust Belts—Implications for Migration of Deformation Into Orogenic Forelands

RWH Butler, CE Bond, F Robledo - Tectonics, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Fold and thrust belts on the outer fringes of contractional mountain belts are classically
interpreted as forming in sedimentary rocks that have detached from the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic tomography reveals contrasting styles of subduction-channel and mantle-wedge exhumation controlled by upper plate divergent motion

S Solarino, MG Malusà, E Eva, A Paul, S Guillot… - Gondwana …, 2024 - Elsevier
In fossil subduction zones associated with massive exhumation of (ultra) high-pressure ((U)
HP) rocks such as the Western Alps, the geometry and behavior of subduction-channel and …