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Professor Jeroen Van Hunen's Outputs (101)

Making Archean cratonic roots by lateral compression: A two-stage thickening and stabilization model (2016)
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Wang, H., van Hunen, J., & Pearson, D. G. (2018). Making Archean cratonic roots by lateral compression: A two-stage thickening and stabilization model. Tectonophysics, 746, 562-571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.12.001

Archean tectonics was capable of producing virtually indestructible cratonic mantle lithosphere, but the dominant mechanism of this process remains a topic of considerable discussion. Recent geophysical and petrological studies have refuelled the deb... Read More about Making Archean cratonic roots by lateral compression: A two-stage thickening and stabilization model.

Relamination of mafic subducting crust throughout Earth’s history (2016)
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Maunder, B., van Hunen, J., Magni, M., & Bouilhol, P. (2016). Relamination of mafic subducting crust throughout Earth’s history. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 449, 206-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.05.042

Earth has likely cooled by several hundred degrees over its history, which has probably affected subduction dynamics and associated magmatism. Today, the process of compositional buoyancy driven upwelling, and subsequent underplating, of subducted ma... Read More about Relamination of mafic subducting crust throughout Earth’s history.

A great thermal divergence in the mantle beginning 2.5 Ga: Geochemical constraints from greenstone basalts and komatiites (2016)
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Condie, K., Aster, R., & van Hunen, J. (2016). A great thermal divergence in the mantle beginning 2.5 Ga: Geochemical constraints from greenstone basalts and komatiites. Geoscience Frontiers, 7(4), 543-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2016.01.006

Greenstone basalts and komatiites provide a means to track both mantle composition and magma generation temperature with time. Four types of mantle are characterized from incompatible element distributions in basalts and komatiites: depleted, hydrate... Read More about A great thermal divergence in the mantle beginning 2.5 Ga: Geochemical constraints from greenstone basalts and komatiites.

Seasonality of westerly moisture transport in the East Asian Summer Monsoon and its implications for interpreting precipitation δ18O (2015)
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Baker, A., Sodemann, H., Baldini, J., Breitenbach, S., Johnson, K., van Hunen, J., & Pingzhong, Z. (2015). Seasonality of westerly moisture transport in the East Asian Summer Monsoon and its implications for interpreting precipitation δ18O. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120(12), 5850-5862. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014jd022919

East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) rainfall impacts the world's most populous regions. Accurate EASM rainfall prediction necessitates robust paleoclimate reconstructions from proxy data and quantitative linkage to modern climatic conditions. Many preci... Read More about Seasonality of westerly moisture transport in the East Asian Summer Monsoon and its implications for interpreting precipitation δ18O.

Advantages of a conservative velocity interpolation (CVI) scheme for particle-in-cell methods with application in geodynamic modeling (2015)
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Wang, H., Agrusta, R., & van Hunen, J. (2015). Advantages of a conservative velocity interpolation (CVI) scheme for particle-in-cell methods with application in geodynamic modeling. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 16(6), 2015-2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015gc005824

The particle-in-cell method is generally considered a flexible and robust method to model the geodynamic problems with chemical heterogeneity. However, velocity interpolation from grid points to particle locations is often performed without consideri... Read More about Advantages of a conservative velocity interpolation (CVI) scheme for particle-in-cell methods with application in geodynamic modeling.

Quantifying the influence of sill intrusion on the thermal evolution of organic-rich sedimentary rocks in non-volcanic passive margins: an example from ODP 210-1276, offshore Newfoundland, Canada (2015)
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Peace, A., McCaffrey, K., Imber, J., Hobbs, R., Van Hunen, J., & Gerdes, K. (2015). Quantifying the influence of sill intrusion on the thermal evolution of organic-rich sedimentary rocks in non-volcanic passive margins: an example from ODP 210-1276, offshore Newfoundland, Canada. Basin Research, 29(3), 249-265. https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12131

Intrusive magmatism is an integral and understudied component in both volcanic and non-volcanic passive margins. Here, we investigate the thermal effects of widespread (c. 20,000 km2) intrusive magmatism on the thermal evolution of organic-rich sedim... Read More about Quantifying the influence of sill intrusion on the thermal evolution of organic-rich sedimentary rocks in non-volcanic passive margins: an example from ODP 210-1276, offshore Newfoundland, Canada.

The thinning of subcontinental lithosphere: The roles of plume impact and metasomatic weakening (2015)
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Wang, H., van Hunen, J., & Pearson, D. (2015). The thinning of subcontinental lithosphere: The roles of plume impact and metasomatic weakening. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 16(4), 1156-1171. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015gc005784

Geologically rapid (tens of Myr) partial removal of thick continental lithosphere is evident beneath Precambrian terranes, such as North China Craton, southern Africa, and the North Atlantic Craton,and has been linked with thermomechanical erosion by... Read More about The thinning of subcontinental lithosphere: The roles of plume impact and metasomatic weakening.

Collisional Processes and Links to Episodic Changes in Subduction Zones (2015)
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van Hunen, J., & Miller, M. (2015). Collisional Processes and Links to Episodic Changes in Subduction Zones. Elements, 11(2), 119-124. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.11.2.119

Continental collision is commonly accompanied by a sequence of several plate–mantle interactions, including accretion of buoyant features, pulses of slab rollback, slab break-off, formation of slab windows, and lithosphere delamination. Using the com... Read More about Collisional Processes and Links to Episodic Changes in Subduction Zones.

Geodynamics, 3rd edn (2015)
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van Hunen, J. (2015). Geodynamics, 3rd edn. Geophysical Journal International, 200(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggu465

Turcotte, D.L. and Schubert, G., eds, Cambridge University Press, 2014, ISBN: 9780521186230, Paperback, 636 pp. Turcotte and Schubert's ‘Geodynamics’ book has been essential reading for generations of Earth scientists. Ever since the appearance of th... Read More about Geodynamics, 3rd edn.

The effect of metastable pyroxene on the slab dynamics (2014)
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Agrusta, R., van Hunen, J., & Goes, S. (2014). The effect of metastable pyroxene on the slab dynamics. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(24), 8800-8808. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014gl062159

Seismic studies show that some subducting slabs penetrate straight into the lower mantle, whereas others seem to flatten near the base of the mantle transition zone. Slab stagnation is often attributed to an increase in viscosity and phase transforma... Read More about The effect of metastable pyroxene on the slab dynamics.

A numerical approach to melting in warm subduction zones (2014)
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Bouilhol, P., Magni, V., van Hunen, J., & Kaislaniemi, L. (2015). A numerical approach to melting in warm subduction zones. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 411, 37-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2014.11.043

The complex feedback between dehydration and melting in hot subduction zones is quantitatively addressed in this study. We present an integrated numerical tool that combines a high-resolution thermo-mechanical subduction model with a thermodynamic da... Read More about A numerical approach to melting in warm subduction zones.

Basin formation by thermal subsidence of accretionary orogens (2014)
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Holt, P., Allen, M., & van Hunen, J. (2015). Basin formation by thermal subsidence of accretionary orogens. Tectonophysics, 639, 132-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2014.11.021

Subsidence patterns of 18 stratigraphic sections from five sedimentary basins around the world are analysed by forward and inverse modelling, in order to explain the mechanisms by which basins form on the juvenile crust generated by accretionary orog... Read More about Basin formation by thermal subsidence of accretionary orogens.

Deep water recycling through time (2014)
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Magni, V., Bouilhol, P., & van Hunen, J. (2014). Deep water recycling through time. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(11), 4203-4216. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014gc005525

We investigate the dehydration processes in subduction zones and their implications for the water cycle throughout Earth's history. We use a numerical tool that combines thermo-mechanical models with a thermodynamic database to examine slab dehydrati... Read More about Deep water recycling through time.

Dynamics of lithospheric thinning and mantle melting by edge-driven convection: Application to Moroccan Atlas mountains (2014)
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Kaislaniemi, L., & van Hunen, J. (2014). Dynamics of lithospheric thinning and mantle melting by edge-driven convection: Application to Moroccan Atlas mountains. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(8), 3175-3189. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014gc005414

Edge-driven convection (EDC) forms in the upper mantle at locations of lithosphere thickness gradients, e.g., craton edges. In this study we show how the traditional style of EDC, a convection cell governed by the cold downwelling below an edge alter... Read More about Dynamics of lithospheric thinning and mantle melting by edge-driven convection: Application to Moroccan Atlas mountains.

Plate rotation during continental collision and its relationship with the exhumation of UHP metamorphic terranes: Application to the Norwegian Caledonides (2014)
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Bottrill, A., van Hunen, J., Cuthbert, S., Brueckner, H., & Allen, M. (2014). Plate rotation during continental collision and its relationship with the exhumation of UHP metamorphic terranes: Application to the Norwegian Caledonides. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(5), 1766-1782. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014gc005253

Lateral variation and asynchronous onset of collision during the convergence of continents can significantly affect the burial and exhumation of subducted continental crust. Here we use 3-D numerical models for continental collision to discuss how de... Read More about Plate rotation during continental collision and its relationship with the exhumation of UHP metamorphic terranes: Application to the Norwegian Caledonides.

How collision triggers backarc extension: Insight into Mediterranean style of extension from 3-D numerical models (2014)
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Magni, V., Faccenna, C., van Hunen, J., & Funiciello, F. (2014). How collision triggers backarc extension: Insight into Mediterranean style of extension from 3-D numerical models. Geology, 42(6), 511-514. https://doi.org/10.1130/g35446.1

The formation and evolution of a backarc basin are linked to the dynamics of the subduction system. The opening of the central Mediterranean basins is a well-documented example of backarc extension characterized by short-lived episodes of spreading.... Read More about How collision triggers backarc extension: Insight into Mediterranean style of extension from 3-D numerical models.

Craton stability and longevity: The roles of composition-dependent rheology and buoyancy (2014)
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Wang, H., van Hunen, J., Pearson, D., & Allen, M. (2014). Craton stability and longevity: The roles of composition-dependent rheology and buoyancy. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 391, 224-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2014.01.038

Survival of thick cratonic roots in a vigorously convecting mantle system for billions of years has long been studied by the geodynamical community. High strength of the cratonic root is generally considered to be the most important factor, but the r... Read More about Craton stability and longevity: The roles of composition-dependent rheology and buoyancy.

Dynamic modelling of a UK North Sea saline formation for CO2 sequestration (2014)
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Watson, F., Mathias, S., Daniels, S., Jones, R., Davies, R., Hedley, B., & van Hunen, J. (2014). Dynamic modelling of a UK North Sea saline formation for CO2 sequestration. Petroleum Geoscience, 20(2), 169-185. https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2012-072

Preliminary dynamic modelling, using TOUGH2/ECO2N, has been carried out to assess the suitability of a site in the UK North Sea for sequestering CO2. The potential storage site is a previously unused saline formation within the Permian Rotliegend san... Read More about Dynamic modelling of a UK North Sea saline formation for CO2 sequestration.

Sub-lithospheric small-scale convection—a mechanism for collision zone magmatism (2014)
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Kaislaniemi, L., van Hunen, J., Allen, M., & Neill, I. (2014). Sub-lithospheric small-scale convection—a mechanism for collision zone magmatism. Geology, 42(4), 291-294. https://doi.org/10.1130/g35193.1

We studied the effect of increased water content on the dynamics of the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary in a postsubduction setting. Results from numerical mantle convection models show that the resultant decrease in mantle viscosity and the perid... Read More about Sub-lithospheric small-scale convection—a mechanism for collision zone magmatism.