Abstract The European Alps are the site where classic geologic concepts such as nappe
theory, continental subduction and slab breakoff have been first proposed. However, the …

▪ Abstract Orogenic collapse is a process that transfers gravitational potential energy from
regions of high potential energy to regions of lower potential energy. This transfer is …

A well-established event of intraplate basin inversion and basement thrusting affected
central Europe in Late Cretaceous time. It is widely accepted to have resulted from the …

Actualistic plate‐tectonic models are the best framework within which to understand the
tectonics of sedimentary basins. Sedimentary basins develop in divergent, intraplate …

An improved method of U–Pb dating of vein calcite formed during deformation is used to
determine the age and cause of folding along the south coast of England. Fractures arising …

Since the first discovery of ultrahigh pressure (UHP) rocks 30 years ago in the Western Alps,
the mechanisms for exhumation of (U) HP terranes worldwide are still debated. In the …

At the end of the Miocene, the European Alps ceased outward expansion, and tectonic uplift
and exhumation shifted into the orogen interior. This shift is consistent with a change from …

On the basis of a section across the northwestern Alpine wedge and foreland basin,
analogue modeling is used to investigate the impact of surface processes on the orogenic …

We present a compilation of data of modern tectono-geomorphic processes in the Central
European Alps which suggest that observed rock uplift is a response to climate-driven …

The stratigraphies of foreland basins have been related to orogeny, where continent–
continent collision causes the construction of topography and the downwarping of the …