We show that SKS splitting in the westernmost United States (polarization of the fastest
shear waves and splitting times, including their back-azimuthal dependence) can be …

In order to test the hypothesis that seismic anisotropy in the lowermost mantle is caused by
the development of a post‐perovskite lattice preferred orientation, and that anisotropy can …

Oceanic lithosphere is rapidly recycled into the mantle through subduction, an important part
of the dynamic evolution of the Earth. Cratonic continental lithosphere, however, can exist for …

The alignment of intrinsically anisotropic olivine crystals under convection is typically
invoked as the cause of the bulk of seismic anisotropy inferred from shear-wave splitting …

In the deep earth, deformation occurs at many scales: large-scale convection produces
subduction of slabs and upwelling of plumes in the mantle. At the high temperature/high …

The Tertiary tectonic evolution of the Central Mediterranean has been relatively well
constrained by abundant geological data. Yet, several uncertainties persist about the …

The Central-Western Mediterranean (CWM) is one of the most complex tectonic setting on
Earth. Episodes of slab rollback, break-off and tearing, the opening of back-arc extensional …

The wealth of seismic observations collected over the past 20 years has raised intriguing
questions about the three-dimensional (3D) nature of the mantle flow field close to …

Seismic radial anisotropy (the squared ratio between the speeds of horizontally and
vertically polarized shear waves,) is a powerful tool to probe the direction of mantle flow and …

Earth's upper mantle includes a km thick asthenosphere underneath the plates where
viscosity and seismic velocities are reduced compared to the background. This zone of …