The dynamic history of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and the Mexico subduction zone

L Ferrari, T Orozco-Esquivel, V Manea, M Manea - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB) is a 1000km long Neogene continental arc
showing a large variation in composition and volcanic style, and an intra-arc extensional …

Models of crustal thickness for South America from seismic refraction, receiver functions and surface wave tomography

M Assumpção, M Feng, A Tassara, J Julià - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
An extensive compilation of crustal thicknesses is used to develop crustal models in
continental South America. We consider point crustal thicknesses from seismic refraction …

A new scheme for the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean and the dissection of an Aptian salt basin

TH Torsvik, S Rousse, C Labails… - Geophysical Journal …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
We present a revised model for the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean founded on a
remapping of the continent—ocean boundaries and Aptian salt basins, the chronology of …

[图书][B] Lithosphere: an interdisciplinary approach

IM Artemʹeva - 2011 - books.google.com
Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of
geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic …

Anatomy of the Andean subduction zone: three-dimensional density model upgraded and compared against global-scale models

A Tassara, A Echaurren - Geophysical Journal International, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We present an upgraded version of a previously published 3-D density model of the Andean
subduction zone between 18° S and 45° S. This model consists of 3-D bodies of constant …

End member models for Andean Plateau uplift

JB Barnes, TA Ehlers - Earth-Science Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Diverse techniques have been applied over the past decade to quantify the uplift history of
the central Andean Plateau (AP). In this study, opposing models for surface uplift are …

Chilean flat slab subduction controlled by overriding plate thickness and trench rollback

VC Manea, M Pérez-Gussinyé, M Manea - Geology, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
How flat slab geometries are generated has been long debated. It has been suggested that
trenchward motion of thick cratons in some areas of South America and Cenozoic North …

Effective elastic thickness of Africa and its relationship to other proxies for lithospheric structure and surface tectonics

M Pérez-Gussinyé, M Metois, M Fernández… - Earth and Planetary …, 2009 - Elsevier
Detailed information on lateral variations in lithospheric properties can aid in understanding
how surface deformation relates to deep Earth processes. The effective elastic thickness, Te …

The volcanic response to deglaciation: Evidence from glaciated arcs and a reassessment of global eruption records

SFL Watt, DM Pyle, TA Mather - Earth-Science Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Several lines of evidence have previously been used to suggest that ice retreat after the last
glacial maximum (LGM) resulted in regionally-increased levels of volcanic activity. It has …

Spatiotemporal variations of Jurassic–Cretaceous magmatism in eastern A sia (Tan‐Lu Fault to SW J apan): evidence for flat‐slab subduction and slab rollback

K Kiminami, T Imaoka - Terra Nova, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we examine spatiotemporal variations of Jurassic–Cretaceous magmatism along a c.
1000‐km transect across eastern Asia, including SW J apan, the Korean, J iaodong and …