A geodynamical perspective on the subduction of Cocos and Rivera plates beneath Mexico and Central America
Abstract The Middle America subduction zone (MASZ) is one of the world'most complex
convergent margins as it involves the subduction of the Rivera and Cocos young oceanic …
convergent margins as it involves the subduction of the Rivera and Cocos young oceanic …
Validity of geochemical signatures of abiotic hydrocarbon gases on Earth
Abiotic synthesis has been hypothesized as a mechanism for occurrences of hydrocarbon
gases with atypical molecular and isotopic compositions. This paper provides biotic …
gases with atypical molecular and isotopic compositions. This paper provides biotic …
Chilean flat slab subduction controlled by overriding plate thickness and trench rollback
How flat slab geometries are generated has been long debated. It has been suggested that
trenchward motion of thick cratons in some areas of South America and Cenozoic North …
trenchward motion of thick cratons in some areas of South America and Cenozoic North …
Phases in fine volcanic ash
Volcanic ash emissions impact atmospheric processes, depositional ecosystems, human
health, and global climate. These effects are sensitive to the size and composition of the ash; …
health, and global climate. These effects are sensitive to the size and composition of the ash; …
Interplate coupling and seismic potential in the Atacama Seismic Gap (Chile): Dismissing a rigid Andean sliver
V Yáñez‐Cuadra, F Ortega‐Culaciati… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Geodetically constrained interseismic interplate coupling has been widely used to assess
seismic potential in subduction zones. Modeling interseismic deformation is challenging, as …
seismic potential in subduction zones. Modeling interseismic deformation is challenging, as …
Lower plate serpentinite diapirism in the Calabrian Arc subduction complex
Mantle-derived serpentinites have been detected at magma-poor rifted margins and above
subduction zones, where they are usually produced by fluids released from the slab to the …
subduction zones, where they are usually produced by fluids released from the slab to the …
Three‐dimensionality of slab detachment due to ridge‐trench collision: Laterally simultaneous boudinage versus tear propagation
ER Burkett, MI Billen - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The detachment of subducted tectonic plates is a process that has been increasingly
associated with collisional scenarios and the end of subduction in various locations …
associated with collisional scenarios and the end of subduction in various locations …
CO2 and He degassing at El Chichón volcano, Chiapas, Mexico: gas flux, origin and relationship with local and regional tectonics
Abstract During 2007–2008, three CO 2 flux surveys were performed on El Chichón volcanic
lake, Chiapas, Mexico, with an additional survey in April 2008 covering the entire crater floor …
lake, Chiapas, Mexico, with an additional survey in April 2008 covering the entire crater floor …
Major and trace element geochemistry of neutral and acidic thermal springs at El Chichón volcano, Mexico: implications for monitoring of the volcanic activity
Four groups of thermal springs with temperatures from 50 to 80° C are located on the S–SW–
W slopes of El Chichón volcano, a composite dome-tephra edifice, which exploded in 1982 …
W slopes of El Chichón volcano, a composite dome-tephra edifice, which exploded in 1982 …
Transient injection of flow: How torn and bent slabs induce unusual mantle circulation patterns near a flat slab
X Liu, R Pysklywec - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Torn and bent slabs are usually associated with flat‐slab subduction where the descending
plate develops a horizontal geometry beneath the overlying continent. How such slab …
plate develops a horizontal geometry beneath the overlying continent. How such slab …