Subduction initiation triggered by collision: A review based on examples and models

G Yang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Subduction initiation is one of the main unsolved issues in plate tectonics theory with
different proposed mechanisms. In the arc (plateau, terrane)-continent collision models, a …

Seismic reflection data driven tectono-sedimentary analysis and hydrocarbon field characterization of the Slovak part of the Transcarpathian Basin

V Subová, S Rybár, Ľ Sliva, B Šály - Geological Society, London …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
This review describes the tectono-sedimentary framework of the Slovak part of the
Transcarpathian Basin within the Pannonian Basin System, with an outlook on the existing …

[HTML][HTML] Fingerprinting secondary mantle plumes

S Cloetingh, A Koptev, A Lavecchia, IJ Kovács… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many vertical seismic velocity anomalies observed below different parts of the Eurasian
plate are rooted in the transition zone between the upper and lower mantle (410–660 km) …

Tectono‐magmatic evolution of asymmetric coronae on Venus: Topographic classification and 3D thermo‐mechanical modeling

AJP Gülcher, TY Yu, TV Gerya - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Venus is the only other Earth‐sized planet in the Solar System but it does not exhibit
evidence of plate tectonics that dominates geological processes on Earth. Surface …

[HTML][HTML] The 'pargasosphere'hypothesis: Looking at global plate tectonics from a new perspective

IJ Kovács, N Liptai, A Koptev, SAPL Cloetingh… - Global and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Apart from the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB), mid-lithospheric discontinuities
(MLDs) in thick and old continental lithospheres appear to play an important role in global …

Longevity of small-scale ('baby') plumes and their role in lithospheric break-up

A Koptev, S Cloetingh, TA Ehlers - Geophysical Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Controversy between advocates of 'active'(plume-activated) versus 'passive'(driven by
external tectonic stresses) modes of continental rifting and break-up has persisted for …

[HTML][HTML] Two-step exhumation of Caucasian intraplate rifts: A proxy of sequential plate-margin collisional orogenies

W Cavazza, T Gusmeo, M Zattin, V Alania… - Geoscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intraplate structural deformation is diagnostic of tectonic stress regime changes linked to
plate interactions and can result from superposed tectonic events whose single contributions …

Topography of the Aleutian Trench south-east off Bowers Ridge, Bering Sea, in the context of the geological development of North Pacific Ocean

P Lemenkova - Baltica, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
The research is focused on the topographic modelling and mapping of the Aleutian Trench.
The study area is situated in the Bering Sea, a marginal sea located northernmost of the …

Numerical modeling of induced subduction initiation: Insights from the oceanic plateau accretion

B Sun, J Yang, G Lu, X Wang, K Wang, L Zhao - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Subduction initiation is a crucial process for plate tectonics. Two scenarios of induced
subduction initiation–subduction polarity reversal and subduction transference–are primarily …

Plume-induced subduction initiation: Revisiting models and observations

M Baes, RJ Stern, S Whattam, TV Gerya… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Subduction initiation induced by a hot and buoyant mantle plume head is unique among
proposed subduction initiation mechanisms because it does not require pre-existing weak …