Subduction initiation from the earliest stages to self-sustained subduction: Insights from the analysis of 70 Cenozoic sites
S Lallemand, D Arcay - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
To address the question of the initiation and mechanisms involved in the process of
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …
Historical and pre-historical tsunamis in the Mediterranean and its connected seas: Geological signatures, generation mechanisms and coastal impacts
The origin of tsunamis in the Mediterranean region and its connected seas, including the
Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and the SW Iberian Margin in the NE Atlantic Ocean, is …
Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and the SW Iberian Margin in the NE Atlantic Ocean, is …
Active faulting geometry and stress pattern near complex strike‐slip systems along the Maghreb region: Constraints on active convergence in the Western …
A Soumaya, N Ben Ayed, M Rajabi, M Meghraoui… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Maghreb region (from Tunisia to Gibraltar) is a key area in the western
Mediterranean to study the active tectonics and stress pattern across the Africa‐Eurasia …
Mediterranean to study the active tectonics and stress pattern across the Africa‐Eurasia …
Strike-slip faults mediate the rise of crustal-derived fluids and mud volcanism in the deep sea
We report on newly discovered mud volcanoes located at∼ 4500 m water depth∼ 90 km
west of the deformation front of the accretionary wedge of the Gulf of Cadiz, and thus outside …
west of the deformation front of the accretionary wedge of the Gulf of Cadiz, and thus outside …
Seismic and gravity constraints on the nature of the basement in the Africa‐Eurasia plate boundary: New insights for the geodynamic evolution of the SW Iberian …
S Martínez‐Loriente, V Sallarès… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new classification of geological domains at the Africa‐Eurasia plate boundary
off SW Iberia, together with a regional geodynamic reconstruction spanning from the …
off SW Iberia, together with a regional geodynamic reconstruction spanning from the …
Micro-seismicity in the Gulf of Cadiz: Is there a link between micro-seismicity, high magnitude earthquakes and active faults?
Abstract The Gulf of Cadiz seismicity is characterized by persistent low to intermediate
magnitude earthquakes, occasionally punctuated by high magnitude events such as the M …
magnitude earthquakes, occasionally punctuated by high magnitude events such as the M …
The crustal domains of the Alboran Basin (western Mediterranean)
Abstract The Alboran Basin in the westernmost Mediterranean hosts the orogenic boundary
between the Iberian and African plates. Although numerous geophysical studies of crustal …
between the Iberian and African plates. Although numerous geophysical studies of crustal …
Lithospheric deformation in the Africa‐Iberia plate boundary: Improved neotectonic modeling testing a basal‐driven Alboran plate
We present an improved neotectonic numerical model of the complex NW Africa‐SW
Eurasia plate boundary segment that runs from west to east along the Gloria Fault up to the …
Eurasia plate boundary segment that runs from west to east along the Gloria Fault up to the …
Submarine active faults and Morpho-Tectonics around the Iberian margins: seismic and tsunamis hazards
The aim of this work is to make a synthesis at regional scale focused on the geophysical
characterization of submarine faults around the Iberian margin to identify active structures …
characterization of submarine faults around the Iberian margin to identify active structures …
Neogene to recent contraction and basin inversion along the Nubia‐Iberia boundary in SW Iberia
The SW of Iberia is currently undergoing compression related to the convergence between
Nubia and Iberia. Multiple compressive structures, and their related seismic activity, have …
Nubia and Iberia. Multiple compressive structures, and their related seismic activity, have …