Active tectonics in the Sierra Nevada (Betic Cordillera, SE Spain): Insights from geomorphic indexes and drainage pattern analysis

JV Pérez-Peña, A Azor, JM Azañón, EA Keller - Geomorphology, 2010 - Elsevier
The Sierra Nevada of the central Betic Cordillera is a 3000m-high mountain range
surrounded by Neogene–Quaternary sedimentary basins, having been uplifted since Late …

Kinematics of the Iberia–Maghreb plate contact from seismic moment tensors and GPS observations

D Stich, E Serpelloni, F de Lis Mancilla, J Morales - Tectonophysics, 2006 - Elsevier
The Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb experience moderate earthquake activity and
oblique,∼ NW–SE convergence between Africa and Eurasia at a rate of∼ 5 mm/yr. Coeval …

Moment tensor solutions for small and moderate earthquakes in the Ibero‐Maghreb region

D Stich, CJ Ammon, J Morales - Journal of Geophysical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We applied time domain moment tensor inversion of local and regional waveforms to small
and moderate (Mw= 3.5–5.7) shallow earthquakes from the Iberian Peninsula, northern …

Hydrothermal activity and its paleoecological implications in the latest Miocene to Middle Pleistocene lacustrine environments of the Baza Basin (Betic Cordillera, SE …

JM García-Aguilar, A Guerra-Merchán… - Quaternary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
The continental sedimentary record of the Baza Basin (Guadix–Baza Depression, Betic
Cordillera, SE Spain) shows six sedimentary units of lacustrine origin deposited from the …

Lithospheric-scale geodynamic context of the Messinian salinity crisis

L Jolivet, R Augier, C Robin, JP Suc, JM Rouchy - Sedimentary geology, 2006 - Elsevier
Comparison between the tectonic and palaeogeographic evolution of the Mediterranean
region from the Oligocene to the Present shows that the isolation of the Mediterranean …

Orthogonal folding of extensional detachments: structure and origin of the Sierra Nevada elongated dome (Betics, SE Spain)

JM Martínez‐Martínez, JI Soto, JC Balanyá - Tectonics, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
A close relationship of the kinematics and timing between low‐angle extensional faulting
and upright folding is established for the Miocene detachment systems in the hinterland of …

Detailed tectonic reconstructions of the Western Mediterranean region for the last 35 Ma, insights on driving mechanisms

A Romagny, L Jolivet, A Menant… - Bulletin de la …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Slab retreat, slab tearing and interactions of slabs are first-order drivers of the deformation of
the overriding lithosphere. An independent description of the tectonic evolution of the back …

Inversion of moment tensor focal mechanisms for active stresses around the microcontinent Iberia: Tectonic implications

G De Vicente, S Cloetingh, A Muñoz‐Martín, A Olaiz… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The Iberian microcontinent and its connected oceanic crust are affected by deformations
related to the Eurasian‐African plate boundary. Active stress inversions from populations of …

Spatial analysis of stream power using GIS: SLk anomaly maps

JV Pérez‐Peña, JM Azañón, A Azor… - Earth Surface …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The stream length‐gradient index (SL) shows the variation in stream power along river
reaches. This index is very sensitive to changes in channel slope, thus allowing the …

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 …