Global continental and ocean basin reconstructions since 200 Ma

M Seton, RD Müller, S Zahirovic, C Gaina… - Earth-Science …, 2012 - Elsevier
Global plate motion models provide a spatial and temporal framework for geological data
and have been effective tools for exploring processes occurring at the earth's surface …

The formation of Pangea

GM Stampfli, C Hochard, C Vérard, C Wilhem - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
The making of Pangea is the result of large-scale amalgamation of continents and micro-
continents, which started at the end of the Neoproterozoic with the formation of Gondwana …

GPlates: Building a virtual Earth through deep time

RD Müller, J Cannon, X Qin, RJ Watson… - Geochemistry …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
GPlates is an open‐source, cross‐platform plate tectonic geographic information system,
enabling the interactive manipulation of plate‐tectonic reconstructions and the visualization …

Philippine Sea and East Asian plate tectonics since 52 Ma constrained by new subducted slab reconstruction methods

J Wu, J Suppe, R Lu, R Kanda - Journal of Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We reconstructed Philippine Sea and East Asian plate tectonics since 52 Ma from
28 slabs mapped in 3‐D from global tomography, with a subducted area of~ 25% of present …

Rifting, lithosphere breakup and volcanism: Comparison of magma-poor and volcanic rifted margins

D Franke - Marine and Petroleum geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Traditionally active rifts are thought to evolve in response to thermal upwelling of the
asthenosphere, whereas passive rifts develop in response to lithospheric extension driven …

A global reference model of Curie-point depths based on EMAG2

CF Li, Y Lu, J Wang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In this paper, we use a robust inversion algorithm, which we have tested in many regional
studies, to obtain the first global model of Curie-point depth (GCDM) from magnetic anomaly …

Geothermal energy as a means to decarbonize the energy mix of megacities

CA Vargas, L Caracciolo, PJ Ball - Communications Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
The global number of megacities is projected to increase from 33 to 43 by 2030. Megacities
are critical for the world's economy; however, their resource management is particularly …

Rifted margins: Ductile deformation, boudinage, continentward-dipping normal faults and the role of the weak lower crust

C Clerc, JC Ringenbach, L Jolivet, JF Ballard - Gondwana Research, 2018 - Elsevier
The stunningly increased resolution of the deep crustal levels in recent industrial seismic
profiles acquired along most of the world's rifted margins leads to the unraveling of an …

Lithospheric structural dynamics and geothermal modeling of the Western Arabian Shield

O Melouah, ED Ebong, K Abdelrahman… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the dynamics of suturing and cratonisation and their implications are vital in
estimating the link between the lithospheric mantle architecture and geothermal resources …

Link between plate fabric, hydration and subduction zone seismicity in Alaska

DJ Shillington, A Bécel, MR Nedimović, H Kuehn… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Subduction zones worldwide exhibit remarkable variation in seismic activity over short
distances of about tens of kilometres along their length. The properties of the subducting …