This article provides background information about Ecuador's general volcanic setting, as an
introduction to the numerous articles in this Special Issue of the Journal dealing with the …

The major goal of this book is to bring together evidence of active deformation on alluvial
rivers, with emphasis on geomorphological adjustment. The authors have grouped their …

Global positioning system data from southern Central America and northwestern South
America were collected during 1991, 1994, 1996, and 1998 in Costa Rica, Panama …

The North Andean convergent margin is a region of intense crustal deformation, with six
great subduction earthquakes Mw≥ 7.8 this century. The regional pattern of seismicity and …

Along the western margin of South America, plate convergence is accommodated by slip on
the subduction interface and deformation of the overriding continent,,,,,. In Chile,,,, Bolivia …

Restraining-and releasing bends with similar morphology and structure have been
described by many previous studies of strike-slip faults in a variety of active and ancient …

Over 100 GPS sites measured in 2008–2013 in Peru provide new insights into the present‐
day crustal deformation of the 2200 km long Peruvian margin. This margin is squeezed …

For over 50 years, several models based on diverse geologic concepts and variable quality
of data have been proposed to explain the major structure and history of the Mérida Andes …

Along the Ecuadorian margin, oblique subduction induces deformation of the overriding
continental plate. For the last 15 Ma, both exhumation and tectonic history of Ecuador …

A geochemical and isotopic study of lavas from Pichincha, Antisana and Sumaco volcanoes
in the Northern Volcanic Zone (NVZ) in Ecuador shows their magma genesis to be strongly …