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 …
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 …
A geodetic strain rate model for the East African Rift System
Here we describe the new Sub-Saharan Africa Geodetic Strain Rate Model v. 1.0 (SSA-
GSRM v. 1.0), which provides fundamental constraints on long-term tectonic deformation in …
GSRM v. 1.0), which provides fundamental constraints on long-term tectonic deformation in …
Successful combination of electron spin resonance, luminescence and palaeomagnetic dating methods allows reconstruction of the Pleistocene evolution of the lower …
Based on a combination of Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) dating of quartz, luminescence
dating of K-feldspar and palaeomagnetism, this study presents the first chronostratigraphic …
dating of K-feldspar and palaeomagnetism, this study presents the first chronostratigraphic …
The Diffuse Plate boundary of Nubia and Iberia in the Western Mediterranean: Crustal deformation evidence for viscous coupling and fragmented lithosphere
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 …
Africa allows us to provide new insights into two main tectonic processes currently occurring …
Active deformation in Algeria from continuous GPS measurements
A Bougrine, AK Yelles-Chaouche… - Geophysical Journal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The present-day kinematics of plate boundary deformation in the western Mediterranean is
now well described by space geodetic measurements, except for the Algeria–Tunisia part of …
now well described by space geodetic measurements, except for the Algeria–Tunisia part of …
Active faulting geometry and stress pattern near complex strike‐slip systems along the Maghreb region: Constraints on active convergence in the Western …
A Soumaya, N Ben Ayed, M Rajabi, M Meghraoui… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Maghreb region (from Tunisia to Gibraltar) is a key area in the western
Mediterranean to study the active tectonics and stress pattern across the Africa‐Eurasia …
Mediterranean to study the active tectonics and stress pattern across the Africa‐Eurasia …
Spatial variation of present‐day stress field and tectonic regime in Tunisia and surroundings from formal inversion of focal mechanisms: Geodynamic implications for …
We compiled 123 focal mechanisms from various sources for Tunisia and adjacent regions
up to Sicily, to image the current stress field in the Maghrebides chain (from Tunisia to Sicily) …
up to Sicily, to image the current stress field in the Maghrebides chain (from Tunisia to Sicily) …
Geodynamic evolution of a wide plate boundary in the Western Mediterranean, near-field versus far-field interactions
The present-day tectonic setting of the Western Mediterranean region, from the Pyrénées to
the Betics and from the Alps to the Atlas, results from a complex 3-D geodynamic evolution …
the Betics and from the Alps to the Atlas, results from a complex 3-D geodynamic evolution …
Evidence for a developing plate boundary in the western Mediterranean
L Gómez de la Peña, C R. Ranero, E Gràcia… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The current diffuse-strain model of the collision between Africa and Eurasia in the western
Mediterranean predicts a broad region with deformation distributed among numerous faults …
Mediterranean predicts a broad region with deformation distributed among numerous faults …