Descr: The overall goal of our 4-year multidisciplinary project is to develop a self-consistent dynamic model of syn-convergent extension, using the Northern Apennines as our natural laboratory. Our research will focus on the kinematic and dynamic relationships between slab rollback and deformation in the mantle and crust, but we will also address other processes, such as tectonic accretion and underplating, which undoubtedly have an important effect on the deformation observed at the surface. The seismology component of the project will involve a deployment of an array of broadband seismic stations aimed to resolve: a) the structure and nature of the Moho, 2) the location , internal structure, and strain field of the supra-slab asthenospheric wedge, and 3) the shape, extent, and structure of the subducting plate.
