Two main groups of geological models presented over the last four decades on the
palaeogeographic, paleotectonic and geodynamic eo-Alpine and neo-Alpine evolution of …

We present a new global model of plate motions and strain rates in plate boundary zones
constrained by horizontal geodetic velocities. This Global Strain Rate Model (GSRM v. 2.1) …

The African affinity of the deformed Mesozoic continental margins surrounding the Adriatic
Sea (a region known as Adria) was recognized in the 1920s. However, over the last several …

The recent tectonic evolution of the western Mediterranean region is enigmatic. The causes
for the closure of the Moroccan marine gateway prior to the Messinian salinity crisis, for the …

We map the lithospheric structure under the westernmost Mediterranean convergent setting
interpreting P-receiver functions obtained from a dense seismic network. No orogenic root …

A spatially dense GNSS-based crustal velocity field for the Iberian Peninsula and Northern
Africa allows us to provide new insights into two main tectonic processes currently occurring …

Fault barriers are key structures for studying seismic hazard in regions of intense brittle
deformation. The interaction between fault sets affects their seismogenic behavior, if some of …

Abstract The Western Alboran Basin (WAB) formation has always been the subject of debate
and considered either as a back-arc or a forearc basin. Stratigraphic analyses of high …

The coexistence of shortening and extensional tectonic regimes is a common feature in
orogenic belts. The westernmost end of the Western Mediterranean is an area undergoing …

Abstract The eastern Betic Cordillera, Spain, is the most seismically active area within the
Iberian Peninsula. We present a Global Positioning System (GPS)-derived horizontal crustal …