Mantle dynamics in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean offers a unique opportunity to study the driving forces of tectonic
deformation within a complex mobile belt. Lithospheric dynamics are affected by slab …
deformation within a complex mobile belt. Lithospheric dynamics are affected by slab …
Constraints on subduction geodynamics from seismic anisotropy
MD Long - Reviews of Geophysics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Much progress has been made over the past several decades in delineating the structure of
subducting slabs, but several key aspects of their dynamics remain poorly constrained …
subducting slabs, but several key aspects of their dynamics remain poorly constrained …
Asthenospheric low-velocity zone consistent with globally prevalent partial melting
The asthenosphere plays a fundamental role in present-day plate tectonics as its low
viscosity controls how convection in the mantle below it is expressed at the Earth's surface …
viscosity controls how convection in the mantle below it is expressed at the Earth's surface …
Mantle dynamics and seismic anisotropy
Observations of seismic anisotropy yield some of the most direct constraints available on
both past and present-day deformation in the Earth's mantle. Insight into the character of …
both past and present-day deformation in the Earth's mantle. Insight into the character of …
[HTML][HTML] Shear wave splitting and mantle anisotropy: Measurements, interpretations, and new directions
MD Long, PG Silver - Surveys in Geophysics, 2009 - Springer
Measurements of the splitting or birefringence of seismic shear waves that have passed
through the Earth's mantle yield constraints on the strength and geometry of elastic …
through the Earth's mantle yield constraints on the strength and geometry of elastic …
Mantle convection in the Middle East: Reconciling Afar upwelling, Arabia indentation and Aegean trench rollback
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 …
continental break-up, collision, backarc extension and escape tectonics are kinematically …
Rheology of the Earth's mantle: A historical review
S Karato - Gondwana Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Historical development of our understanding of rheological properties of the Earth's mantle
is reviewed. Rheological properties of the Earth's mantle control most of the important …
is reviewed. Rheological properties of the Earth's mantle control most of the important …
Seismic observations of large-scale deformation at the bottom of fast-moving plates
We present a new tomographic model of azimuthal anisotropy in the upper mantle, DR2012,
and discuss in details the geodynamical causes of this anisotropy. Our model improves …
and discuss in details the geodynamical causes of this anisotropy. Our model improves …
Global mantle flow and the development of seismic anisotropy: Differences between the oceanic and continental upper mantle
Viscous shear in the asthenosphere accommodates relative motion between Earth's surface
plates and underlying mantle, generating lattice‐preferred orientation (LPO) in olivine …
plates and underlying mantle, generating lattice‐preferred orientation (LPO) in olivine …
Crystal preferred orientations of olivine, orthopyroxene, serpentine, chlorite, and amphibole, and implications for seismic anisotropy in subduction zones: a review
H Jung - Geosciences Journal, 2017 - Springer
This study provides a comprehensive review of the crystal preferred orientation (CPO) of
olivine and orthopyroxene in the upper mantle, and of several hydrous minerals in the …
olivine and orthopyroxene in the upper mantle, and of several hydrous minerals in the …