Fold-and-thrust belts and accretionary wedges form by compression of sedimentary
sequences and basement rocks into forward and backward thrusts, folds, nappes, and …

The detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology has been widely employed to analyze accretionary
wedges over the past decade. The goal of this paper is, first, to briefly review this rapidly …

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

Interaction between surface and tectonic processes plays a key role in the structural
evolution, kinematics, and exhumation of rocks in orogenic wedges. The deformation …

Orogenic asymmetry is ubiquitous in terms of topography, structure and metamorphism, but
the relative influences of climate and tectonics in determining such asymmetry remain …

Alpine‐type mountain belts formed by continental collision are characterised by a strong
cross‐sectional asymmetry driven by the dominant underthrusting of one plate beneath the …

Abstract The Greater Caucasus Mountains, due to their youth (~ 5 Ma), provide an
opportunity for insight into the early stages of orogen development during continent …

Interactions between fold and thrust belt deformation, foreland flexure and surface mass
transport are investigated using a newly developed mathematical model incorporating fully …

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 …

Particle‐based numerical simulations of cohesive contractional wedges can yield important
perspectives on the formation and evolution of fold and thrust belts, offering particular …