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 …

A new reconstruction of Alpine Tethys combines plate-kinematic modelling with a wealth of
geological data and seismic tomography to shed light on its evolution, from sea-floor …

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 …

New high-resolution P-and S-wave tomography of the United States upper mantle from the
Pacific Coast to the Great Plains reveals strong multi-scale heterogeneity closely correlated …

A variety of atypical plume-like structures and focused upwellings that are not rooted in the
lower mantle have recently been discussed, and seismological imaging has shown …

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 …

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 …

The direction of tectonic plate motion at the Earth's surface and the flow field of the mantle
inferred from seismic anisotropy are well correlated globally, suggesting large-scale …

Transition zone slab deformation influences Earth's thermal, chemical, and tectonic
evolution. However, the mechanisms responsible for the wide range of imaged slab …

In this paper we explore the geology of the Aegean region in the Miocene to identify the
geological signature of a first-order slab tear observed in all tomographic models. From 15 to …