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Hypsometry and relief analysis of the southern termination of the Calabrian arc, NE-Sicily (southern Italy)

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Published in 2018 at "Geomorphology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.12.029

Abstract: Abstract Tectonic forcing causes the relief-building of mountain chains and enforces the surficial processes in a persistent dismantling of rock volumes, continuously modelling Earth's surface. Actually, we observe transient landscapes that have temporarily recorded tectonic… read more here.

Keywords: termination calabrian; relief; calabrian arc; southern termination ... See more keywords
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Large-scale rotations of the Chortis Block (Honduras) at the southern termination of the Laramide flat slab

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Published in 2019 at "Tectonophysics"

DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2017.11.026

Abstract: Abstract Paleogeographic reconstructions place the Chortis block adjacent to southern Mexico in the Late Cretaceous and earlier time, forming the tectonically disturbed southwestern tip of the North American plate. This study assesses the relative motion… read more here.

Keywords: laramide flat; flat slab; southern termination; chortis ... See more keywords