Across the entire mantle we interpret 94 positive seismic wave-speed anomalies as
subducted lithosphere and associate these slabs with their geological record. We document …

Plate tectonics constitutes our primary framework for understanding how the Earth works
over geological timescales. High‐resolution mapping of relative plate motions based on …

4.1 Introduction 51 4.2 Elastic constants 52 4.3 Isothermal versus adiabatic elastic constants
55 4.4 Experimental techniques 57 4.5 Some general trends in elasticity: Birch's law 59 4.6 …

Statistical analysis of modern oceanic subduction zone parameters, such as the age of a
downgoing plate or the absolute plate motions, is performed in order to investigate which …

Modelling the geoid has been a widely used and successful approach in constraining flow
and viscosity in the Earth's mantle. However, details of the viscosity structure cannot be …

The shear tractions that mantle flow exerts on the base of Earth's lithosphere contribute to
plate‐driving forces and lithospheric stresses. We investigate the sensitivity of these …

Using glacial rebound models we have inverted observations of crustal rebound and
shoreline locations to estimate the ice thickness for the major glaciations over northern …

The growing interest in quantification of vertical ground motion stems from the need to
understand in detail how the Earth's crust behaves, for both scientific and social reasons …

The longevity of deep continental roots depends critically on the rheological properties of
upper mantle minerals under deep upper mantle conditions. Geodynamic studies suggest …

Flat subduction of the Farallon plate beneath the western United States during the Laramide
orogeny was caused by the combined effects of oceanic plateau subduction and unusually …