Tethys–Atlantic interaction along the Iberia–Africa plate boundary: The Betic–Rif orogenic system

J Vergés, M Fernàndez - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
Initial SE-dipping slow subduction of the Ligurian–Tethys lithosphere beneath Africa from
Late Cretaceous to middle Oligocene twisting to a later faster E-dipping subduction of the …

Seismic receiver functions and the lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary

R Kind, X Yuan, P Kumar - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The lower boundary of the lithospheric plates has remained as an enigmatic boundary for
seismologists, since it is relatively poorly observed by seismic means. There is traditionally a …

Slab rupture and delamination under the Betics and Rif constrained from receiver functions

F de Lis Mancilla, G Booth-Rea, D Stich… - Tectonophysics, 2015 - Elsevier
We map the lithospheric structure under the westernmost Mediterranean convergent setting
interpreting P-receiver functions obtained from a dense seismic network. No orogenic root …

Delamination in collisional orogens: Thermomechanical modeling

K Ueda, TV Gerya, JP Burg - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Modes of mantle delamination in collision zones are discussed in the light of 2D numerical
modeling. Freely evolving thermomechanical models take into account phase changes in …

Neotectonics of the SW Iberia margin, Gulf of Cadiz and Alboran Sea: a reassessment including recent structural, seismic and geodetic data

TA Cunha, LM Matias, P Terrinha… - Geophysical Journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We use a thin-shell approximation for the lithosphere to model the neotectonics of the Gulf of
Cadiz, SW Iberia margin and the westernmost Mediterranean, in the eastern segment of the …

Imaging Canary Island hotspot material beneath the lithosphere of Morocco and southern Spain

MS Miller, LJ O'Driscoll, AJ Butcher… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
The westernmost Mediterranean has developed into its present day tectonic configuration as
a result of complex interactions between late stage subduction of the Neo-Tethys Ocean …

Seismic evidence for craton formation by underplating and development of the MLD

A Boyce, T Bodin, S Durand, D Soergel… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Inconsistencies between observations from long and short period seismic waves and
geochemical data mean craton formation and evolution remains enigmatic. Specifically …

[HTML][HTML] A STEP fault in Central Betics, associated with lateral lithospheric tearing at the northern edge of the Gibraltar arc subduction system

F de Lis Mancilla, B Heit, J Morales, X Yuan… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
We study the crustal and lithospheric mantle structure under central Betics in the
westernmost Mediterranean region by migrating P-receiver functions along a dense seismic …

Lithospheric thickness estimation beneath Northwestern South America from an S‐wave receiver function analysis

JF Blanco, CA Vargas… - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We make use of the S‐to‐P receiver function technique beneath Colombia and neighboring
regions to make a first‐order approximation of the depth of the Lithosphere‐Asthenosphere …

Imaging lithospheric foundering in the structure of the Sierra Nevada

H Gilbert, Y Yang, DW Forsyth, CH Jones… - …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Tomographic studies of the mantle of southern California (USA) commonly found evidence
for seismically high speed material, known as the Isabella anomaly, extending from near the …