Search Results - "Shephard, G.E."

Geological, tomographic, kinematic and geodynamic constraints on the dynamics of sinking slabs by Butterworth, N.P., Talsma, A.S., Müller, R.D., Seton, M., Bunge, H.-P., Schuberth, B.S.A., Shephard, G.E., Heine, C.

“…•Global slab sinking rates approximate 13±3mm/yr.•Absolute reference frame choice dictates slab accumulation provinces.•Iterative geodynamic modeling can be…”
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Testing absolute plate reference frames and the implications for the generation of geodynamic mantle heterogeneity structure by Shephard, G.E., Bunge, H.-P., Schuberth, B.S.A., Müller, R.D., Talsma, A.S., Moder, C., Landgrebe, T.C.W.

“…Absolute reference frames are a means of describing the motion of plates on the surface of the Earth over time, relative to a fixed point or “frame.” Multiple…”
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Closure of the Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean: Insights from seismic tomography and numerical modelling by Fritzell, E.H., Bull, A.L., Shephard, G.E.

“…The existence of the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean is evident from the Mongol–Okhotsk suture, which stretches from central Mongolia to the Sea…”
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A North Pole thermal anomaly? Evidence from new and existing heat flow measurements from the central Arctic Ocean by Shephard, G.E., Wiers, Steffen, Bazhenova, Evgenia, Pérez, Lara F., Mejía, Luz María, Johansson, Carina, Jakobsson, Martin, O’Regan, Matt

“…[Display omitted] Constraining the thermal evolution of the Arctic Ocean is hampered by notably sparse heat flow measurements and a complex tectonic history…”
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Dynamic topography and anomalously negative residual depth of the Argentine Basin by Shephard, G.E., Liu, L., Müller, R.D., Gurnis, M.

“…A substantial portion of Earth's topography is known to be caused by the viscous coupling of mantle flow to the lithosphere but the relative contributions of…”
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