Slab retreat, slab tearing and interactions of slabs are first-order drivers of the deformation of the overriding lithosphere. An independent description of the tectonic evolution of the back-arc and peripheral regions is a pre-requisite to test the prop
However, many important questions remain unsolved, such as what role the MTZ plays in the processes of matter and energy exchange between the upper and lower mantle and what impact it has on the fate of subducting plates and evolution of continental lithosphere. The structure of the MTZ is ...
TSUNAMIs are not uncommon in the Asia-Pacific region where vast tectonic plates crunch together, slipping under and over each other, pushing up mountain ranges and sinking continental shelves in an age-old geological tussle. JAPAN issued a 'megaquake advisory' following a 7.1 magnitude quake off...