Across the entire mantle we interpret 94 positive seismic wave-speed anomalies as
subducted lithosphere and associate these slabs with their geological record. We document …

Abstract The North China Craton (NCC) has been thinned from> 200 km to< 100 km in its
eastern part. The ancient subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) has been replaced by …

The geotectonic framework and the evolutionary history of the Japanese Islands need
revision in accordance with the various geophysical/geological evidence gathered by new …

The eastern North China Craton (NCC) west of the Pacific Ocean has a long history of rifting
from Early Cretaceous to the end of Paleogene when the craton experienced destruction …

The mechanisms of growth and destruction of continental lithosphere have been long
debated. We define and test a unifying plate tectonic driving mechanism that explains the …

The Cenozoic evolution of SE Asia records a diverse array of tectonic processes with rifting,
subduction, terrane collision and large-scale continental strike-slip faulting occurring in …

The effect of paleo-Pacific subduction on the geological evolution of the western Pacific and
continental China is likely complex. Nevertheless, our analysis of the distribution of …

Based on the marine magnetic anomalies identified in the Argo Abyssal Plain offshore
northwestern Australia, the conceptual continent of Argoland must have rifted off in the Late …

To explore the possibility of tracing recycled carbonate by using Mg isotopes and to evaluate
the effects of the western Pacific oceanic subduction on the upper mantle evolution of the …

The geological and geophysical phenomena associated with water in the slab can be
grouped into three different categories: those related to 1) the storage of water in the oceanic …