Continental arcs in Cordilleran orogenic systems display episodic changes in magma
production rate, alternating between flare ups (70–90 km 3 km− 1 Myr− 1) and lulls (< 20 km …

We present a review of the analogue modelling method, which has been used for 200 years,
and continues to be used, to investigate geological phenomena and geodynamic processes …

Construction of the Andes has been governed largely by fluctuating contractional, neutral,
and extensional tectonic regimes during differing degrees of mechanical coupling along the …

The analyses of the main parameters controlling the present Chile‐type and Marianas‐type
tectonic settings developed along the eastern Pacific region show four different tectonic …

We discuss the relationships between Andean shortening, plate velocities at the trench, and
slab geometry beneath South America. Although some correlation exists between the …

We present numerical subduction models to investigate overriding plate deformation at
subduction zones. All models show forearc shortening, resulting predominantly from shear …

Magmatic arcs typically exhibit non-steady-state evolution with episodic flare-ups and lulls,
yet the main drivers remain contentious. Situated in the southwest margin of Southeast Asia …

The Southern Andes have been built through the stacking of crustal sheets in discrete
periods during the last 100 My. The first important shortening took place in Late Cretaceous …

Abstract The Cordillera of the Andes is a double-vergent orogenic belt built up by thickening
of South American plate crust. Several models provide plausible explanations for the …

The Pampean flat slab of central Chile and Argentina (30°–32° S) has strongly influenced
Cenozoic tectonics in western Argentina, which contains both the thick-skinned, basement …