Multiproxy assessment of Holocene relative sea-level changes in the western Mediterranean: Sea-level variability and improvements in the definition of the isostatic …

M Vacchi, N Marriner, C Morhange, G Spada… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
A review of 917 relative sea-level (RSL) data-points has resulted in the first quality-
controlled database constraining the Holocene sea-level histories of the western …

New relative sea-level insights into the isostatic history of the Western Mediterranean

M Vacchi, M Ghilardi, RT Melis, G Spada… - Quaternary Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
A recent suite of Relative Sea-Level (RSL) data for the past 12 ka BP has provided new
insights into the sea-level histories of the western Mediterranean region. Our analysis of the …

Fault-generated mountain fronts in southeast Spain: geomorphologic assessment of tectonic and seismic activity

PG Silva, JL Goy, C Zazo, T Bardajı - Geomorphology, 2003 - Elsevier
Tectonic activity of SE Spain is evaluated through the application of a general morphometric
analysis over 17 different mountain fronts. The selected fronts are distributed along the two …

The 2013 September–October seismic sequence offshore Spain: a case of seismicity triggered by gas injection?

S Cesca, F Grigoli, S Heimann… - Geophysical Journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
A spatially localized seismic sequence originated few tens of kilometres offshore the
Mediterranean coast of Spain, close to the Ebro river delta, starting on 2013 September 5 …

The recent (upper Miocene to Quaternary) and present tectonic stress distributions in the Iberian Peninsula

M Herraiz, G De Vicente, R Lindo‐Ñaupari, J Giner… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A general synthesis of the recent and present stress situation and evolution in the Iberian
Peninsula was obtained from microstructural and seismological analysis. The stress …

Integrated lithospheric modeling combining thermal, gravity, and local isostasy analysis: Application to the NE Spanish Geotransect

H Zeyen, M Fernandez - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
A two‐dimensional algorithm to determine the steady state thermal structure of the
lithosphere that integrates thermal, gravity, and local isostasy analyses is presented. Gravity …

Constraints on the Neogene Mediterranean kinematic evolution along a 1000 km transect from Iberia to Africa

J Vergés, F Sàbat - Geological Society, London, Special …, 1999 - lyellcollection.org
We present in this paper a simple kinematic model to illustrate the evolution of the western
Mediterranean since upper Oligocene times. The five-step mass balanced reconstructions of …

Present-day deformation of the Pyrenees revealed by GPS surveying and earthquake focal mechanisms until 2011

A Rigo, P Vernant, KL Feigl, X Goula… - Geophysical Journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The Pyrenean mountain range is a slowly deforming belt with continuous and moderate
seismic activity. To quantify its deformation field, we present the velocity field estimated from …

Cenozoic vertical motions of the Catalan Coastal Ranges (NE Spain): The role of tectonics, isostasy, and surface transport

JM Gaspar‐Escribano, D Garcia‐Castellanos… - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze the Cenozoic topographic evolution of the Catalan Coastal Ranges (NE Spain)
and the role of fault activity, erosion, sedimentation, and isostasy in controlling uplift and …

Present and recent stress regime in the eastern part of the Pyrenees

X Goula, C Olivera, J Fleta, B Grellet, R Lindo… - Tectonophysics, 1999 - Elsevier
Earthquake focal mechanisms and microtectonic analysis of fault striation are presented in
order to study the regional state of stress in the eastern part of the Pyrenees. The inversion …