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Analysis of Cenozoic Structural Evolution and Basin Formation Models in the Nanpu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China

Geosciences
Based on comprehensive interpretation of three-dimensional seismic data and quantitative analysis of basin-boundary fault activity in the Nanpu Sag, this study employs subsidence history backstripping and equilibrium profile techniques to reconstruct the
Liangli Xiong, Han Yu, Junjie Xu, Rongwei Zhu, Zhangshu Lei, Wenbo Du   +5 more
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Magnetic Signature of Oceanic Transform Faults and Their Fracture Zones

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 9, 16 May 2026.
Abstract Oceanic transform faults (TFs) offset mid‐ocean ridges, juxtaposing different‐aged crust and causing fracture zones (FZ) crossing ocean basins. Mounting evidence challenges the consensus that TFs are conservative plate boundaries, instead supporting the existence of extensional tectonics and two phases of magmatism.
Fei Zhou, Ingo Grevemeyer, Jérôme Dyment, Lars H. Ruepke, Christian Hübscher   +4 more
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Forward stratigraphic modeling in rift sedimentary basins

Results in Earth Sciences
This review explores the application of Forward Stratigraphic Modeling (FSM) in rift sedimentary basins, with a special focus on the capabilities of DionisosFlow™. Rift basins, shaped by complex tectono-sedimentary processes, present modeling challenges due to their evolving accommodation space, abrupt facies transitions, and variable sediment supply ...
Donatien Ishimwe, Olugbenga Ajayi Ehinola, Liang Xue   +2 more
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Seismic Imaging Reveals Ongoing Modification of Craton Margins in Northeast Asia

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 9, 16 May 2026.
Abstract Cratonic margins are commonly modified, yet the processes responsible remain debated. The Korean Peninsula, situated between adjacent cratons, the Japan Trench, and a back‐arc system, provides a natural setting to investigate this problem. Using 4 years of dense seismic observations, we image upper‐mantle structure beneath the peninsula with P‐
Hwaju Lee, YoungHee Kim, Maximiliano J. Bezada, Hyunwoo Lee   +3 more
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Genetic Diversification in a New Guinean Frog Genus (Mantophryne, Microhylidae) was Driven by Ancient Tectonic Activity and Climate Reorganisation

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
Our dated phylogeny and biogeographic analysis of Mantophryne, a microhylid frog genus endemic to New Guinea, revealed origins in the East Papuan Composite Terrane (EPCT) in the late Pliocene. Dispersal and diversification out from the EPCT was driven by tectonic activity and climate reorganisation, creating habitat corridors and isolations in the Late
Rebecca S. Morris, Fred Kraus, V. Deepak, Saunak Pal, Stephen J. Richards, Simon T. Maddock   +5 more
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Physiographic Features of Faulting in Southern California [PDF]

, 1954
The abundance and variety of faults in southern California provide good opportunity for study of landforms created directly by faulting or indirectly by other processes acting upon faulted materials. High-angle gravity faults, high- and low-angle thrusts,
Sharp, Robert P.
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Machine Learning‐Based Air Temperature Prediction for Homa Bay County in Kenya: Implications for Weather‐Sensitive Sector Resilience

Meteorological Applications, Volume 33, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
Machine learning models, particularly random forest, demonstrate strong potential for localized temperature prediction in climatically complex regions, achieving high accuracy (R2 ≈ 0.91). Relative humidity (r = −0.92) and solar irradiance (r = 0.79) emerge as predictors, offering valuable insights for climate‐informed agricultural and water resource ...
Hellen Omiti, Kennedy Senagi, Elias Muhatia, Betsy Muriithi, John Olukuru   +4 more
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Tectonic and sedimentary evolution of the Northern Cameroon Cretaceous rift basins: A study of the Babouri-Figuil and Mayo Oulo-Lere basins

Geosystems and Geoenvironment
The Babouri-Figuil and Mayo Oulo-Lere basins located in Northern Cameroon are small elongated sedimentary asymmetric half-grabens associated with the development of the West and Central African Rift System (WCARS).
Elie Fosso Menkem, Benjamin Ngounou Ngatcha, Roger Ngong Ngia, Christopher Fuanya, Georges Emmanuel Ekodeck   +4 more
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Graben width controlling syn-rift sedimentation: the Palaeogene southern Upper Rhine Graben as an example [PDF]

, 2018
Eocene to Early Oligocene syn-rift deposits of the southern Upper Rhine Graben (URG) accumulated in restricted environments. Sedimentation was controlled by local clastic supply from the graben flanks, as well as by strong intra-basinal variations in ...
Hinsken, Sebastian, Ustaszewski, Kamil, Wetzel, Andreas   +2 more
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Observation and Coordination Needs for Current, Near‐Future, and Next Generation Earth‐Observing SAR Systems

Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract This paper summarizes an evaluation by experts of how coordination of Earth‐observing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) missions among the world's space agencies could advance toward game‐changing scientific discoveries and fully realizing SAR's practical capability to address many issues facing society.
Cathleen E. Jones, Ake Rosenqvist, Björn Rommen, Magdalena Fitrzyk, Eric Rignot, Bernd Scheuchl, Yujie Zheng, Andrew Hooper, Mark Simons, Tomokazu Kobayashi, Paul Siqueira, Maurizio Santoro, Takeo Tadono, Laura Hess, Heather McNairn, Laura Frulla, Malin Johansson, Wolfgang Dierking, Line Rouyet, Annett Bartsch, Paco Lopez Dekker, Johnny A. Johannessen   +21 more
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