Showing papers in "Tectonophysics in 2016"

TL;DR: In this paper, the beginning of seafloor spreading in the South China Sea (SCS) is now established from IODP drilling Leg 349 at 33.5 Ma.

TL;DR: In this paper, a detrital zircon U-Pb-Hf dataset from Neoproterozoic-Silurian sedimentary sequences in NW Iberia and Avalonia, in conjunction with the comprehensive existing datasets from potential source cratons, is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used stratigraphic, petrologic, metamorphic, structural, paleomagnetic and magmatic data to build new kinematic reconstructions of the eastern Mediterranean region since the late Cretaceous using the principle of non-rigid domains.

TL;DR: The 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) as discussed by the authors is one of the best recorded historical earthquake sequences, including the moment magnitude (M w ) 7.1 Darfield earthquake and M w 6.2, 6.0, 5.9 and 5.8 aftershocks.

TL;DR: In this article, a single LA-ICP-MS detrital zircon U-Pb ages obtained from 11 Mesozoic to Cenozoic sandstone samples, collected along two sections in the northwestern Qaidam basin (Eboliang and Huatugou) are combined with new 3D seismic reflection profiles to demonstrate that from the Paleocene to early Eocene, the Eboliang section was approximately located near the present position of Anxi, 360 ± 40 km southwest from its current location along the Altyn Tagh fault, and

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed multichannel seismic reflection profiles and showed that the Ionian Fault and the AEF are transfer crustal tectonic features bounding a complex deformation zone, which produces the downthrown of the Western lobe along a set of transtensive fault strands.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the teleseismic structure of six well-studied subduction zones (three hot, i.e., Cascadia, southwest Japan, central Mexico, and three cool) that exhibit slow earthquake processes and discuss the evidence of structural and geological controls on the slow earthquake behavior.

TL;DR: In this paper, a global inventory of transform continental margins is presented, based on both a worldwide comparison of continent-ocean boundary identifications with oceanic fracture zones traces, and a compilation of published regional studies.

TL;DR: Gonzalez et al. as mentioned in this paper presented a study of the relationship between geology and ecology, and proposed a method for the extraction of geologic features from the ground truth, using the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales.

TL;DR: The Ailaoshan Belt has been extensively studied for the ductile shearing coeval with the left-lateral Cenozoic activity of the Red River fault as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors quantified the relationship between strike-slip faulting and off-fault deformation in northern Tibet by the development of the Kunlun, Qinling, and Haiyuan faults.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the maximum observed earthquake magnitudes along different sections of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) in relation to the age of the fault activity, cumulative offset, slip rate and maximum length of coherent fault segments.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a first synoptic view of the seismotectonics and kinematics of the eastern sector of the European Alps using geodetic and seismological data.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of 1) oblique extension and 2) initial heterogeneity offset on continental rift interaction with the use of an improved analogue model set-up were investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, a thermal model is used to estimate the thickness of the outermost layer of the solid Earth from seismic tomography, and the average as a function of seafloor age matches the theoretical curve for half-space cooling.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of different fault-fracture systems on deformation distribution and paleo-fluid transport in the Southern Andean Volcanic Zone (SVZ) is investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, a 3D Moho depth map of the Iberian Peninsula, its continental margins and North Morocco is presented, based on both multichannel normal incidence seismic reflection and refraction/wide-angle reflection profiling.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the material properties of 26 granular analogue materials used in 14 analogue modelling laboratories and perform ring shear tests to determine friction angles and cohesion, and uniaxial compression tests to evaluate the compaction behaviour.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between ductile and brittle deformation at the frictional-to-viscous transition (FVT) in mid-crustal deformation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the opening-angle of quartz c-axis fabrics (OA ) is strongly temperature dependent and has proven to be a powerful deformation thermometer for natural metamorphic rocks.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Western Alboran Basin (WAB) formation is interpreted as the topmost Malaguide/Ghomaride/Sebtide complex.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the relationship between deformation, the evolution of CPO, and the development of seismic anisotropy, from the perspective of experimental rock mechanics.

TL;DR: In this paper, experimental investigations on the thermal conductivity characteristics of 47 pairs of granitic rock specimens were conducted using the Transient Plane Source (TPS) method, and the results revealed that the tested rocks were dependent on water saturation, temperature and compression stress.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used 2D upper mantle scale numerical models to investigate the factors that caused the Laramide orogeny to evolve from a normal (steep) geometry to flat subduction.

TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the source of the Upper Devonian sediments was the Alxa Block, while the North China Block was a minor contributor, and the deformation of the Cambrian and Devonian systems in the southeastern Alxa block indicates that a strong east-west compression event occurred in the study area before the Early Carboniferous.

TL;DR: In this article, a statistical analysis of present-day obliquity along plate boundaries using GPlate is provided, by comparing natural examples and geological models, by discussing deformation patterns and kinematics recorded along oblique plate boundaries.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 2D gravity/magnetic model for transects across the Alpha Ridge portion of the complex constrained with recently acquired seismic reflection and refraction data is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, field data collected along the eastern part of the North Pyrenean Zone (NPZ) is used to point to a tectonic evolution under peculiar thermal conditions applying to the basin sediments in relation with the opening of the Cretaceous pyrenean rift.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper performed InSAR time-series analysis on different data subsets to investigate the ground displacement at Capital International Airport, Beijing, between June 2003 and November 2013.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a rheological benchmark of silicone polymers used in various laboratories and quantitatively describe the viscoelastic behavior of silicone, showing that silicone oils show a transition from Newtonian viscous to power-law, shear thinning behavior around shear rates of 10 − 2 to 10 − 1 ǫs − 1.