Tectonic evolution and global crustal architecture of the European Variscan belt constrained by geophysical data

K Schulmann, JB Edel, JRM Catalán, S Mazur… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Variscan belt is a unique orogen that is covered by comprehensive
sets of seismic and potential field data from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Polish …

[HTML][HTML] Geological, geophysical and plate kinematic constraints for models of the India-Asia collision and the post-Triassic central Tethys oceans

AJ Parsons, K Hosseini, RM Palin, K Sigloch - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we integrate bedrock datasets, observations of subducted slabs in the mantle,
and plate kinematic constraints to constrain models for the India-Asia collision and the …

Tearing of Indian mantle lithosphere from high-resolution seismic images and its implications for lithosphere coupling in southern Tibet

J Li, X Song - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
What happened to the Indian mantle lithosphere (IML) during the Indian–Eurasian collision
and what role it has played on the plateau growth are fundamental questions that remain …

3D imaging of subducting and fragmenting Indian continental lithosphere beneath southern and central Tibet using body-wave finite-frequency tomography

X Liang, Y Chen, X Tian, YJ Chen, J Ni… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
We perform a finite-frequency tomographic inversion to image 3D velocity structures
beneath southern and central Tibet using teleseismic body-wave data recorded by the …

Formation of giant copper deposits in Tibet driven by tearing of the subducted Indian plate

Z Hou, R Wang, H Zhang, Y Zheng, S Jin, H Thybo… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Porphyry copper deposits (PCDs) occur in accretionary and collisional orogens, yet it is
unclear how continental collision controls their formation. Two fundamental issues are …

Slip deficit in central Nepal: Omen for a repeat of the 1344 AD earthquake?

L Bollinger, P Tapponnier, SN Sapkota… - Earth, Planets and …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract In 1255, 1344, and 1408 AD, then again in 1833, 1934, and 2015, large
earthquakes, devastated Kathmandu. The 1255 and 1934 surface ruptures have been …

A review of Himalayan stratigraphy, magmatism, and structure

AJ Martin - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Himalayan Orogen consists of two rock packages that parallel the topographic
trend of the mountain belt between the eastern and western syntaxes. To avoid confusion …

Strong seismic coupling underneath Garhwal–Kumaun region, NW Himalaya, India

RK Yadav, VK Gahalaut, AK Bansal, SP Sati… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
No great earthquake has occurred in the Garhwal–Kumaun region of NW Himalaya in the
past 500 years or more. We report results of continuous GPS measurements from 28 sites …

Segmentation of the Himalayas as revealed by arc-parallel gravity anomalies

G Hetényi, R Cattin, T Berthet, N Le Moigne… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Lateral variations along the Himalayan arc are suggested by an increasing number of
studies and carry important information about the orogen's segmentation. Here we compile …

Lateral variation of the Main Himalayan Thrust controls the rupture length of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal

L Bai, SL Klemperer, J Mori, MS Karplus, L Ding… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The Himalaya orogenic belt produces frequent large earthquakes that affect population
centers along a length of over 2500 km. The 2015 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake (M w 7.8) …