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Effective Elastic Thickness in Northern South America
Applied SciencesThe strength of the lithosphere plays an important role in understanding the deformation process of the Earth. In northern South America, the convergence of three tectonic plates has resulted in a zone of active deformation.
Ivan F. Casallas, Jyr-Ching Hu
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Geofluids, 2020 Although tectonic plates are usually considered as rigid blocks, intraplate deformation such as lithospheric buckling or diffuse brittle deformation has been recognized for a long time. However, the origin of these deformations remains puzzling.
Oriane Parizot +7 more
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Geological archive of the onset of plate tectonics
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2018 Plate tectonics, involving a globally linked system of lateral motion of rigid surface plates, is a characteristic feature of our planet, but estimates of how long it has been the modus operandi of lithospheric formation and interactions range from the ...
Peter A. Cawood +5 more
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The Impact of Orogenic Inheritance on Rifted Margin Formation
Tectonics, Volume 45, Issue 2, February 2026.Abstract Many rifted margins form within pre‐existing orogenic belts, emphasizing the significance of structural, thermal, and compositional inheritance in shaping rift dynamics. However, a key unresolved question is how these different types of orogenic inheritance individually influence rift evolution.
Kai Li +4 more
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American Journal of Science, 2010 We present a new model to explain one of the biggest tectonic problems of Earth Sciences today, namely, how and why did the Archean sub-continental lithospheric mantle under the Eastern Block of the North China Craton (NCC) delaminate or thin so ...
B. Windley, S. Maruyama, W. Xiao
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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 2, 28 January 2026.Abstract Alaska's tectonic complexity makes it ideal for probing upper mantle deformation. We present a 3D shear‐wave anisotropy model obtained by inverting 7,985 SKS splitting intensity measurements from 261 broadband stations using 941 events from 2000 to 2023.
Yi Lin, Manuele Faccenda, Li Zhao
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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 2, 28 January 2026.Abstract The Northeastern (NE) Tibet, as the front of plateau growth, widely absorbs northeastward extrusion, leading to significant uplift and forming a basin‐mountain tectonic framework. However, it remains unclear how the crust of NE Tibet deformed in response to the far‐field effects of the India‐Eurasia collision.
Ruo‐Jie Li +4 more
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Lake Unloading Drives Fault Slip and Rift Asymmetry in Southern Tibet
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 2, 28 January 2026.Abstract The extent to which surface processes drive continental deformation remains a pivotal question in geodynamics. Here, we demonstrate that Late Quaternary lake‐water unloading is a primary driver of fault slip and rift asymmetry in southern Tibet.
Chunrui Li +4 more
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Ambient‐Noise Multicomponent Multimodal Dispersion Characteristics in Thick Sedimentary Basins
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 1, 16 January 2026.Abstract Ambient noise cross‐correlations enable the extraction of multimodal surface waves, yet resolving their complex dispersion characteristics is essential for robust subsurface imaging. Using dense array data from the North China Plain, we resolve multicomponent multimodal Rayleigh and Love wave dispersion with unprecedented detail.
Gongheng Zhang +7 more
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, 2005 After describing all the contradictions associated with the current Plate Tectonics theory, this paper proposes a model where a single cause can explain all geophysical and geological phenomena.
Rousseau, André
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