A tectonic model reconciling evidence for the collisions between India, Eurasia and intra-oceanic arcs of the central-eastern Tethys
Despite several decades of investigations, inferences on the timing and nature of collisions
along the Mesozoic–Cenozoic Eurasian margin remain controversial. We assimilate …
along the Mesozoic–Cenozoic Eurasian margin remain controversial. We assimilate …
Numerical modeling of subduction: State of the art and future directions
T Gerya - Geosphere, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During the past five decades, numerical modeling of subduction, one of the most
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …
[HTML][HTML] Stagnant lids and mantle overturns: Implications for Archaean tectonics, magmagenesis, crustal growth, mantle evolution, and the start of plate tectonics
JH Bédard - Geoscience Frontiers, 2018 - Elsevier
The lower plate is the dominant agent in modern convergent margins characterized by
active subduction, as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere …
active subduction, as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere …
Deep India meets deep Asia: Lithospheric indentation, delamination and break-off under Pamir and Hindu Kush (Central Asia)
Subduction of buoyant continental lithosphere is one of the least understood plate-tectonic
processes. Yet under the Pamir–Hindu Kush, at the northwestern margin of the India–Asia …
processes. Yet under the Pamir–Hindu Kush, at the northwestern margin of the India–Asia …
The Himalaya in 3D: Slab dynamics controlled mountain building and monsoon intensification
Tectonic models for the Oligocene–Miocene development of the Himalaya mountain range
are largely focused on crustal-scale processes, and developed along orogen-perpendicular …
are largely focused on crustal-scale processes, and developed along orogen-perpendicular …
The shape of the Himalayan “Arc”: An ellipse pinned by syntaxial strike-slip fault tips
L Jiao, P Tapponnier… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Trans-Himalayan geodetic data show that, between both syntaxes, India/Asia convergence
is steadily oriented≈ N20° E. However, surface faulting near both syntaxes, along the 2005 …
is steadily oriented≈ N20° E. However, surface faulting near both syntaxes, along the 2005 …
Driving the upper plate surface deformation by slab rollback and mantle flow
The relative contribution of crustal and mantle processes to surface deformation at
convergent plate margins is still controversial. Conflicting models involving either extrusion …
convergent plate margins is still controversial. Conflicting models involving either extrusion …
Slab breakoff: A critical appraisal of a geological theory as applied in space and time
The idea that prominent geological phenomena observed in the crust and at the surface may
be caused by the detachment of subducting dense lithosphere has been anticipated by …
be caused by the detachment of subducting dense lithosphere has been anticipated by …
Nonlinear viscoplasticity in ASPECT: benchmarking and applications to subduction
ASPECT (Advanced Solver for Problems in Earth's ConvecTion) is a massively parallel finite
element code originally designed for modeling thermal convection in the mantle with a …
element code originally designed for modeling thermal convection in the mantle with a …
Relict basin closure and crustal shortening budgets during continental collision: An example from Caucasus sediment provenance
Abstract Comparison of plate convergence with the timing and magnitude of upper crustal
shortening in collisional orogens indicates both shortening deficits (200–1700 km) and …
shortening in collisional orogens indicates both shortening deficits (200–1700 km) and …