Abstract The Middle East region represents a key site within the Tethyan domain where
continental break-up, collision, backarc extension and escape tectonics are kinematically …

We use a very large seismic data set to provide a comprehensive image of the mantle
transition zone (MTZ) beneath the Middle East. We utilized the technique of Common …

Previous investigation of seismic anisotropy indicates the presence of a simple mantle flow
regime beneath the Turkish-Anatolian Plateau and Arabian Plate. Numerical modeling …

SUMMARY The Eastern Mediterranean is the most seismically active region in Europe due
to the complex interactions of the Arabian, African, and Eurasian tectonic plates …

Collisional belts are generated by the arrival of continental lithosphere into a subduction
zone. The Tethyan suture from the Bitlis to the Himalayas is a prime example where the …

Subduction beneath central Anatolia represents the transition between continuous
subduction along the Aegean trench in the west and slab break-off and/or subduction …

We investigate mantle plumes and associated flow beneath the lithosphere by imaging the
three-dimensional S-velocity structure beneath Arabia and East Africa. This image shows …

We tie together geological data, paleotectonic reconstruction, plate motion, and tomographic
analysis to unravel the history of subduction and back arc extension of the eastern and …

Since the Mesozoic, Africa has been under extension with shorter periods of compression
associated with obduction of ophiolites on its northern margin. Less frequent than “normal” …

Shear wave splitting is a robust tool to infer the direction and strength of seismic anisotropy
in the lithosphere and underlying asthenosphere. Previous shear wave splitting studies in …