Variable water input controls evolution of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
Oceanic lithosphere carries volatiles, notably water, into the mantle through subduction at
convergent plate boundaries. This subducted water exercises control on the production of …
convergent plate boundaries. This subducted water exercises control on the production of …
Fracture-mediated deep seawater flow and mantle hydration on oceanic transform faults
Fluid-rock interaction on oceanic transform faults (OTFs) is important for both the
deformation behavior of the lithosphere and volatile cycling in the Earth. Rocks deformed …
deformation behavior of the lithosphere and volatile cycling in the Earth. Rocks deformed …
Slab to back-arc to arc: Fluid and melt pathways through the mantle wedge beneath the Lesser Antilles
Volatiles expelled from subducted plates promote melting of the overlying warm mantle,
feeding arc volcanism. However, debates continue over the factors controlling melt …
feeding arc volcanism. However, debates continue over the factors controlling melt …
Eruptive dynamics reflect crustal structure and mantle productivity beneath volcanoes
O Higgins, L Caricchi - Geology, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Volcanoes exhibit a wide range of eruptive and geochemical behavior, which has significant
implications for their associated risk. The suggested first-order drivers of intervolcanic …
implications for their associated risk. The suggested first-order drivers of intervolcanic …
Dehydration of subducting slow-spread oceanic lithosphere in the Lesser Antilles
M Paulatto, M Laigle, A Galve, P Charvis… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Subducting slabs carry water into the mantle and are a major gateway in the global
geochemical water cycle. Fluid transport and release can be constrained with seismological …
geochemical water cycle. Fluid transport and release can be constrained with seismological …
Roughness characteristics of oceanic seafloor prior to subduction in relation to the seismogenic potential of subduction zones
S Lallemand, M Peyret, E van Rijsingen… - Geochemistry …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We have developed a new approach to characterize the seafloor roughness seaward of the
trenches, as a proxy for estimating the roughness of the subduction interface. We consider …
trenches, as a proxy for estimating the roughness of the subduction interface. We consider …
[HTML][HTML] Imaging slab-transported fluids and their deep dehydration from seismic velocity tomography in the Lesser Antilles subduction zone
Volatiles play a pivotal role in subduction zone evolution, yet their pathways remain poorly
constrained. Studying the Lesser Antilles subduction zone can yield new constraints, where …
constrained. Studying the Lesser Antilles subduction zone can yield new constraints, where …
Lateral variation in crustal structure along the Lesser Antilles arc from petrology of crustal xenoliths and seismic receiver functions
We reconstruct crustal structure along the Lesser Antilles island arc using an inversion
approach combining constraints from petrology of magmatic crustal xenoliths and seismic …
approach combining constraints from petrology of magmatic crustal xenoliths and seismic …
The Mw 8.3 Illapel earthquake (Chile): Preseismic and postseismic activity associated with hydrated slab structures
The accumulated stress in subduction zones is discharged with earthquake and aseismic
activity; the latter is hosted in rheological complex regions, characterized by high pore fluid …
activity; the latter is hosted in rheological complex regions, characterized by high pore fluid …
Controlling factors of seismicity and geometry in double seismic zones
Double seismic zones are ubiquitous features of subduction zones, where seismicity is
distributed along two layers separated by a region with significantly less seismic activity …
distributed along two layers separated by a region with significantly less seismic activity …