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 …
Subduction-transition zone interaction: A review
As subducting plates reach the base of the upper mantle, some appear to flatten and
stagnate, while others seemingly go through unimpeded. This variable resistance to slab …
stagnate, while others seemingly go through unimpeded. This variable resistance to slab …
Geodynamic diagnostics, scientific visualisation and StagLab 3.0
F Crameri - Geoscientific Model Development, 2018 - gmd.copernicus.org
Today's geodynamic models can, often do and sometimes have to become very complex.
Their underlying, increasingly elaborate numerical codes produce a growing amount of raw …
Their underlying, increasingly elaborate numerical codes produce a growing amount of raw …
Archean subduction: fact or fiction?
J van Hunen, JF Moyen - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Subduction drives plate tectonics and builds continental crust, and as such is one of the
most important processes for shaping the present-day Earth. Here we review both theory …
most important processes for shaping the present-day Earth. Here we review both theory …
A benchmark comparison of spontaneous subduction models—Towards a free surface
H Schmeling, AY Babeyko, A Enns, C Faccenna… - Physics of the Earth and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Numerically modelling the dynamics of a self-consistently subducting lithosphere is a
challenging task because of the decoupling problems of the slab from the free surface. We …
challenging task because of the decoupling problems of the slab from the free surface. We …
Future directions in subduction modeling
T Gerya - Journal of Geodynamics, 2011 - Elsevier
During the last four decades, subduction remained one of the most challenging and
captivating geodynamic processes investigated with numerical techniques. While significant …
captivating geodynamic processes investigated with numerical techniques. While significant …
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 …
Interaction of subducted slabs with the mantle transition‐zone: A regime diagram from 2‐D thermo‐mechanical models with a mobile trench and an overriding plate
Transition zone slab deformation influences Earth's thermal, chemical, and tectonic
evolution. However, the mechanisms responsible for the wide range of imaged slab …
evolution. However, the mechanisms responsible for the wide range of imaged slab …
Numerical modeling of subduction: State of the art and future directions
T Gerya - Geosphere, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During the past five decades, numerical modeling of subduction, one of the most
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …
Compositional mantle layering revealed by slab stagnation at~ 1000-km depth
Improved constraints on lower-mantle composition are fundamental to understand the
accretion, differentiation, and thermochemical evolution of our planet. Cosmochemical …
accretion, differentiation, and thermochemical evolution of our planet. Cosmochemical …