[1] We welcome the comment from Miller et al. [2012] and the opportunity to address their concerns and to expand on several aspects of the proposed geodynamic model in Wells et al. [2012]. Many of the points raised in the comment concern Late Cretaceous crustal anatexis and extension, aspects of the proposed geodynamic model that were developed in more detail in Wells and Hoisch [2008]. We addr...

The structural analysis of large intracontinental wrench faults is fundamental for deciphering the long-term evolution continental crust in complex areas terms their geodynamic and large-scale crustal block displacements. In this contribution, we demonstrate a pre-Miocene dextral activity present-day left-lateral Great Kavir - Doruneh Fault System (GKDFS, Central Iran), one major active strike-...

in this paper, two methods have been used: multi-layer perceptron artificial neural network (ann-mlp) and universal kriging to estimate of velocity field. neural network is an information processing system which is formed by a large number of simple processing elements, known as artificial nerves. it is formed by a number of nodes and weights connecting the nodes. the input data are multiplied ...

Evaluation of volcanic and hydrothermal fluxes to the surface environments is important to elucidate the geochemical cycle of sulphur and the evolution of ocean chemistry. This paper presents S/(3)He ratios of vesicles in mid-ocean ridge (MOR) basalt glass together with the ratios of high-temperature hydrothermal fluids to calculate the sulphur flux of 100 Gmol/y at MOR. The S/(3)He ratios of h...

Abstract. We analyze VLBI delays back to 1984 from the permanent geodetic network, and ten superconducting gravimeter records from the Global Geodynamic Project spanning more than 7 years. From the former data, we deduce nutation offsets, and from the latter we get gravimetric factors. Comparison of these observed quantities against theoretical expressions of the core and mantle admittance to t...

Since 2008 the main geodetic activities at the national level in Poland concentrated on maintenance of the national gravity control, gravity survey for geodynamic research, continuing operational work of permanent IGS/EPN permanent GNSS stations, conducting GPS data processing on the regular basis at the WUT and MUT Local Analysis Centres, activity within the EUREF-IP Project, works towards mon...

Based on 43 Harvard CMT solutions in Yunnan region, GPS observations from 1999 to 2004 by China Crustal Movement Observatory Network, and results from SKS splitting and Pn fast wave anisotropy, we obtained the average directions of principle stress fields at different depths by average angle method. Then we further analyzed the coupling difference between geodynamic parameters in different tect...