The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …

Cordilleran orogenic systems, such as the modern Andes, are long belts of deformation and
magmatism that are associated with the subduction of oceanic plates beneath continental …

摘要华北岩石圈减薄是近十年来国内外研究的热门课题, 但关于岩石圈减薄的具体时间,
减薄幅度, 空间分布范围, 机制及其构造控制因素, 多有争论. 本文对上述问题进行了全面的回顾 …

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 …

We iteratively improve a 3-D tomographic model of the southern California crust using
numerical simulations of seismic wave propagation based on a spectral-element method …

Plate tectonic theory suggests that present-day topography can be explained by the
repeated interactions between the tectonic plates moving along Earth's surface. However …

Many orogens, including the Central Andes and Himalayas, are characterized by wide areas
that have undergone upper crustal shortening and surface uplift. The behaviour of the deep …

Herein we present oxygen isotope records from Cretaceous to Recent terrestrial sediments
in the western North American Cordillera. The purpose of this analysis is to use oxygen …

In various geological regions, it has been postulated that the mantle lithosphere has been
thinned or completely removed. Two of the primary removal mechanisms that have been put …

Tectonics and erosion are the driving forces in the evolution of mountain belts, but the
identification of their relative contributions remains a fundamental scientific problem in …