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 …
Late Cretaceous to middle Oligocene twisting to a later faster E-dipping subduction of the …
The evolution of the westernmost Mediterranean basins
Based on more than 4,500 km of new and re-processed multichannel seismic lines, high-
resolution seafloor bathymetry, available well data, and basement dredge samples, we have …
resolution seafloor bathymetry, available well data, and basement dredge samples, we have …
Active faulting and transpression tectonics along the plate boundary in North Africa
M Meghraoui, S Pondrelli - Annals of Geophysics, 2012 - hal.science
We present a synthesis of the active tectonics of the northern Atlas Mountains, and suggest a
kinematic model of transpression and block rotation that illustrates the mechanics of this …
kinematic model of transpression and block rotation that illustrates the mechanics of this …
Significance of bottom currents in deep-sea morphodynamics: an example from the Alboran Sea
G Ercilla, C Juan, FJ Hernández-Molina, M Bruno… - Marine Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
We present an interdisciplinary study of the geomorphology, sedimentology and physical
oceanography of the Alboran Sea (south-western Mediterranean Sea) to evaluate the …
oceanography of the Alboran Sea (south-western Mediterranean Sea) to evaluate the …
Active faulting geometry and stress pattern near complex strike‐slip systems along the Maghreb region: Constraints on active convergence in the Western …
A Soumaya, N Ben Ayed, M Rajabi, M Meghraoui… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Maghreb region (from Tunisia to Gibraltar) is a key area in the western
Mediterranean to study the active tectonics and stress pattern across the Africa‐Eurasia …
Mediterranean to study the active tectonics and stress pattern across the Africa‐Eurasia …
Strike‐slip tectonics and basin inversion in the Western Mediterranean: The Post‐Messinian evolution of the Alboran Sea
A comprehensive interpretation of single and multichannel seismic reflection profiles
integrated with biostratigraphical data and log information from nearby DSDP and ODP …
integrated with biostratigraphical data and log information from nearby DSDP and ODP …
Tectonic and stratigraphic evolution of the Western Alboran Sea Basin in the last 25 Myrs
Abstract The Western Alboran Basin (WAB) formation has always been the subject of debate
and considered either as a back-arc or a forearc basin. Stratigraphic analyses of high …
and considered either as a back-arc or a forearc basin. Stratigraphic analyses of high …
Recent structures in the Alboran Ridge and Yusuf fault zones based on swath bathymetry and sub-bottom profiling: evidence of active tectonics
The seafloor of the Alboran Sea in the western Mediterranean is disrupted by deformations
resulting from convergence between the African and Eurasian plates. Based on a …
resulting from convergence between the African and Eurasian plates. Based on a …
The transition from Alboran to Algerian basins (Western Mediterranean Sea): Chronostratigraphy, deep crustal structure and tectonic evolution at the rear of a narrow …
M Medaouri, J Déverchère, D Graindorge… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The eastern Alboran basin and its transition to the Algerian basin is a key area in the
Mediterranean realm where controversial kinematic and geodynamical models are …
Mediterranean realm where controversial kinematic and geodynamical models are …
Seismicity and active tectonics in the Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean: Constraints from an offshore‐onshore seismological network and swath bathymetry data
Seismicity and tectonic structure of the Alboran Sea were derived from a large amphibious
seismological network deployed in the offshore basins and onshore in Spain and Morocco …
seismological network deployed in the offshore basins and onshore in Spain and Morocco …