There is considerable variability in the thickness, structure, and macroscopic deformation
style within shale-prone major thrust zones, which also impacts the structural style in the …

This paper discusses the origin and the dynamics of subsurface sediment mobilization
processes in tectonically mobile regions and shale‐rich environment. This is illustrated by …

Deep within the Nankai Trough subduction zone the plate-boundary thrust slips along a well-
imaged megasplay fault system during the megathrust earthquakes that regularly strike …

The updip limit of seismic rupture during a megathrust earthquake exerts a major control on
the size of the resulting tsunami. Offshore Northern Chile, the 2014 Mw 8.1 Iquique …

We developed a theoretical method for predicting effective stress and pore pressure based
on rock physics model. We applied the method to reveal the pore pressure distribution within …

Identification of methane sources controlling hydrate distribution and concentrations in
continental margins remains a major challenge in gas hydrate research. Lack of deep fluid …

Lithostratigraphic architecture exerts a first-order influence over the material properties and
tectonic behavior of subduction zones. The amount and types of clay-size particles affect any …

In 2011 we acquired an 11× 55 km, 3‐D seismic reflection volume across the Costa Rica
margin, NW of the Osa Peninsula, to accurately image the subduction thrust in 3‐D, to …

Styles of subduction zone deformation and earthquake rupture dynamics are strongly linked,
jointly influencing hazard potential. Seismic reflection profiles across the trench west of …

Drilling on Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 170, offshore Costa Rica indicates that the
entire incoming sedimentary section is underthrust. Thus, observed changes in the thickness …