Slab break-offs in the Alpine subduction zone

ED Kästle, C Rosenberg, L Boschi, N Bellahsen… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
After the onset of plate collision in the Alps, at 32–34 Ma, the deep structure of the orogen is
inferred to have changed dramatically: European plate break-offs in various places of the …

Slab load controls beneath the Alps on the source-to-sink sedimentary pathways in the Molasse basin

F Schlunegger, E Kissling - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The stratigraphic development of foreland basins has mainly been related to surface loading
in the adjacent orogens, whereas the control of slab loads on these basins has received …

Lithospheric transdimensional ambient-noise tomography of W-Europe: implications for crustal-scale geometry of the W-Alps

A Nouibat, L Stehly, A Paul, S Schwartz… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY A full understanding of the dynamics of mountain ranges such as the Alps
requires the integration of available geological and geophysical knowledge into a …

Lithospheric Structure of the Circum‐Pannonian Region Imaged by S‐To‐P Receiver Functions

D Kalmár, L Petrescu, J Stipčević… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The lithosphere‐asthenosphere boundary and mid‐lithospheric discontinuities are primary
attributes of the upper mantle. The Pannonian region is an extensional sedimentary basin …

Thermo‐Kinematic Evolution of the Eastern European Alps Along the TRANSALP Transect

PR Eizenhöfer, C Glotzbach, J Kley, TA Ehlers - Tectonics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The eastern European Alps are shaped by the indentation of Adria into Europe.
Recent tomography, depicting detached slab fragments, has been interpreted as evidence …

Imaging the Moho and the Main Himalayan Thrust in Western Nepal with receiver functions

S Subedi, G Hetényi, J Vergne… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The crustal structure of Western Nepal is studied for the first time by performing receiver
function analysis on teleseismic waveforms recorded at 16 seismic stations. The Moho …

Evidence for an imbricated lower crust and its role in accommodating crustal shortening in Sikkim Himalaya

A Singh, G Kumar, C Singh, MR Kumar, M Uthaman… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Geometrical heterogeneity of the subducting Indian continental crust along the Himalaya‐
Tibet collision zone remains enigmatic. Mass budget estimates describing shortening across …

Crustal Thinning From Orogen to Back‐Arc Basin: The Structure of the Pannonian Basin Region Revealed by P‐to‐S Converted Seismic Waves

D Kalmár, G Hetényi, A Balázs, I Bondár… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present the results of P‐to‐S receiver function analysis to improve the 3D image of the
sedimentary layer, the upper crust, and lower crust in the Pannonian Basin area. The …

Joint seismic and gravity data inversion to image intra-crustal structures: the Ivrea Geophysical Body along the Val Sesia profile (Piedmont, Italy)

M Scarponi, G Hetényi, J Plomerová… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We present results from a joint inversion of new seismic and recently compiled gravity data
to constrain the structure of a prominent geophysical anomaly in the European Alps: the …

Stress patterns and crustal anisotropy in the Eastern Alps: Insights from seismological and geological observations

F Villani, A Antonioli, M Pastori, P Baccheschi… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the Eastern Alps, the indentation of the Adriatic promontory since the Cenozoic
affected the kinematics of separate crustal domains bounded by faults that accommodate …