… of the Andes; papers on the elements of a subduction system; … agents of change’that control
subduction orogeny; and, lastly, … of various key mechanisms contributing to Andean orogeny. …

… We conclude that the major factor controlling Andean orogeny is likely accelerating … the
orogeny in the central Andes. Our modeling suggests that the extreme orogeny in the Andes took …

… Andes were formed by Cenozoic tectonic shortening of the South American plate margin
overriding the subducting … of the dynamic interaction between subducting and overriding plates, …

… a highly active orogenic setting at the eastern Andes in the Subandean region. To the south,
the Pampean flat subduction … of the orogenic front producing a high-amplitude orogen. In the …

… of flat-slab subduction episodes through time, as recorded in most of the Andean segments
in Cenozoic and older times, this paper presents a conceptual orogenic cycle that accounts …

We present GPS measurements of the crustal velocity field in the southern Central Andes
between the Santa Cruz corner and the Malargüe fold and thrust belt, and model this …

… Andean subduction margin and its evolution to conditions sustaining the Andean orogeny, …
geological observations along the Central Andean subduction margin with a critical review of …

… Schematic cross sections of elements of orogenic belts and their lithospheric underpinnings,
showing the plate tectonic and orogenic concepts discussed in this paper. Black area, crust; …

… subduction system and compare it with tomography to understand why Andean Cordillera
main orogenic … the upper plate is dragged against the subduction zone by a large-scale return …

… As the archetype of mountain building in subduction zones, the Central Andes has … orogenic
growth occurs remains debated. In this study we investigate the Southern Central Andes, …