Subduction zones
RJ Stern - Reviews of geophysics, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction zones are where sediments, oceanic crust, and mantle lithosphere return to and
reequilibrate with Earth's mantle. Subduction zones are interior expressions of Earth's …
reequilibrate with Earth's mantle. Subduction zones are interior expressions of Earth's …
An updated digital model of plate boundaries
P Bird - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A global set of present plate boundaries on the Earth is presented in digital form. Most come
from sources in the literature. A few boundaries are newly interpreted from topography …
from sources in the literature. A few boundaries are newly interpreted from topography …
REVEL: A model for recent plate velocities from space geodesy
GF Sella, TH Dixon, A Mao - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new global model for Recent plate velocities, REVEL, describing the relative
velocities of 19 plates and continental blocks. The model is derived from publicly available …
velocities of 19 plates and continental blocks. The model is derived from publicly available …
Geological history of the land area between Okinawa Jima and Miyako Jima of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and its phylogeographical significance for the terrestrial …
N Watanabe, K Arai, M Otsubo, M Toda… - Progress in Earth and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The modern and Late Pleistocene terrestrial fauna of Miyako Jima and adjacent
islands (the Miyako Islands) in the southern Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan, includes …
islands (the Miyako Islands) in the southern Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan, includes …
New insights on 3-D plates interaction near Taiwan from tomography and tectonic implications
Recent tomographic results are used to trace the South China Sea and Philippine Sea
subducting slabs, south and northeast of Taiwan along the Manila and Ryukyu trenches …
subducting slabs, south and northeast of Taiwan along the Manila and Ryukyu trenches …
Structural characteristics of the northern Okinawa Trough and adjacent areas from regional seismic reflection data: geologic and tectonic implications
A Gungor, GH Lee, HJ Kim, HC Han, MH Kang, J Kim… - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
Analysis of regional multi-channel seismic data from the northern Okinawa Trough and
adjacent shelf provides some important constraints on the structural development of the …
adjacent shelf provides some important constraints on the structural development of the …
Stress field along the Ryukyu Arc and the Okinawa Trough inferred from moment tensors of shallow earthquakes
A Kubo, E Fukuyama - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2003 - Elsevier
We investigated the stress field along the Ryukyu Arc and the Okinawa Trough using
regional (NIED MT) and global (Harvard CMT) moment tensor catalogs. Using the combined …
regional (NIED MT) and global (Harvard CMT) moment tensor catalogs. Using the combined …
Active shortening of the Cascadia forearc and implications for seismic hazards of the Puget Lowland
SY Johnson, RJ Blakely, WJ Stephenson… - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Margin‐parallel shortening of the Cascadia forearc is a consequence of oblique subduction
of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath North America. Strike‐slip, thrust, and oblique crustal …
of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath North America. Strike‐slip, thrust, and oblique crustal …
Slab rollback suggested by latest Miocene to Pliocene forearc stress and migration of volcanic front in southern Kyushu, northern Ryukyu Arc
A Yamaji - Tectonophysics, 2003 - Elsevier
The northern Ryukyu Arc has active backarc rift, neutral-stress forearc, and active
accretionary prism. The Okinawa Trough has been shaped by the episodic rifting in the …
accretionary prism. The Okinawa Trough has been shaped by the episodic rifting in the …
Indentation of the Philippine Sea plate by the Eurasia plate in Taiwan: Details from recent marine seismological experiments
S Lallemand, T Theunissen, P Schnürle, CS Lee… - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
We analyze in this study a new set of marine data including 3D local tomography, 1992–
2008 relocated earthquakes and two recent multichannel seismic lines to characterize the …
2008 relocated earthquakes and two recent multichannel seismic lines to characterize the …