Origin, accretion, and reworking of continents

R Zhu, G Zhao, W Xiao, L Chen… - Reviews of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …

Seismic tomography: a window into deep Earth

N Rawlinson, S Pozgay, S Fishwick - Physics of the Earth and Planetary …, 2010 - Elsevier
The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of the current state of the art in seismic
tomography, and trace its origins from pioneering work in the early 1970s to its present …

Global shear speed structure of the upper mantle and transition zone

AJ Schaeffer, S Lebedev - Geophysical Journal International, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The rapid expansion of broad-band seismic networks over the last decade has paved the
way for a new generation of global tomographic models. Significantly improved resolution of …

[图书][B] Full seismic waveform modelling and inversion

A Fichtner - 2010 - books.google.com
Recent progress in numerical methods and computer science allows us today to simulate
the propagation of seismic waves through realistically heterogeneous Earth models with …

Iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits through Earth history: Implications for origin, lithospheric setting, and distinction from other epigenetic iron oxide deposits

DI Groves, FP Bierlein, LD Meinert… - Economic …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) group of deposits, initially defined following discovery of
the giant Olympic Dam Cu-U-Au deposit, has progressively become too-embracing when …

Depth-dependent extension, two-stage breakup and cratonic underplating at rifted margins

R Huismans, C Beaumont - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Uniform lithospheric extension predicts basic properties of non-volcanic rifted margins but
fails to explain other important characteristics,. Significant discrepancies are observed at …

Global distribution of sediment-hosted metals controlled by craton edge stability

MJ Hoggard, K Czarnota, FD Richards, DL Huston… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Sustainable development and the transition to a clean-energy economy drives ever-
increasing demand for base metals, substantially outstripping the discovery rate of new …

Full seismic waveform tomography for upper-mantle structure in the Australasian region using adjoint methods

A Fichtner, BLN Kennett, H Igel… - Geophysical Journal …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
We present a full seismic waveform tomography for upper-mantle structure in the
Australasian region. Our method is based on spectral-element simulations of seismic wave …

Seismic evidence for significant lateral variations in lithospheric thickness beneath the central and western North China Craton

L Chen, C Cheng, Z Wei - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2009 - Elsevier
We have migrated teleseismic S-receiver functions to construct detailed lithospheric
structure images that cover the three constituent parts of the North China Craton (NCC). Our …

Concordant structural variations from the surface to the base of the upper mantle in the North China Craton and its tectonic implications

L Chen - Lithos, 2010 - Elsevier
This study presents an integrated study of the North China Craton (NCC) based on recent
high-resolution seismic images combined with observations on surface geology, regional …