Effects of asthenospheric flow and orographic precipitation on continental rifting

• Published in: Tectonophysics Vol. 820; p. 229120
• Main Authors: Sternai, Pietro, Muller, Veleda Astarte Paiva, Jolivet, Laurent, Garzanti, Eduardo, Corti, Giacomo, Pasquero, Claudia, Sembroni, Andrea, Faccenna, Claudio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 05.12.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Asthenosphere; Asthenosphere-lithosphere interactions; Asymmetry; Basalt; Continental rifting; East African Rift system; Evolution; Lithosphere; Magma; Mathematical models; Mountains; Neogene; Numerical experiments; Ocean circulation; Orographic precipitation; Orography; Paleogene; Precipitation; Rheological properties; Rheology; Rifting; Rupturing; Sedimentary basins; Shearing; Strain localization; Surface dynamics; Tectonics; Topography; Uplift; Upwelling; Orography; Continental rifting; Asthenosphere-lithosphere interactions; East African Rift system

Asthenosphere-lithosphere interactions modulated by surface processes generate outstanding topographies and sedimentary basins, but the nature of these interactions and the mechanisms through which they control the evolution of extensional tectonic settings are elusive. Basal lithospheric shearing d...