Main publications:

International peered reviewed publications (accepted or in print): 

[Please send-me an e-mail  to frosas@ciencias.ulisboa.pt  in case you need any of the papers listed below]

2024

[37] Duarte, J.C.; Riel, N.; Rosas, F.M.; Popov, A.; Schuler, C.; Kaus, J.P. (2024). Gibraltar subduction zone is invading the Atlantic. Geology. https://doi.org/10.1130/G51654.1   

2023

[36] Riel, N.; Duarte, J.C.; Almeida, J.; Kaus, B.J.P.; Rosas, F.; Rojas-Agramonte, Y. and Popov, A. (2023). Subduction initiation triggered the Caribbean large igneous province. Nature Communications, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36419-x

[35] W.P. Schellart, V. Strak, A. Beniest, J.C. Duarte, F. M. Rosas (2023). Subduction invasion polarity switch from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean: A new geodynamic model of subduction initiation based on the Scotia Sea region. Earth Science Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104277

2022

[34] Escada, C.; Represas, P.;  Santos, F.; Pereira, R.;  Mata, J.; Rosas, F. M. (2022).
New evidence of Late Cretaceous magmatism on the offshore central West Iberian Margin (Estremadura Spur) from potential field data. Tectonophysics.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229354.

[33] Almeida, J.; Riel, N., Rosas, F. M.; Duarte, J.; Kaus, B. (2022). Self-replicating subduction zone initiation by polarity reversal. Communications Earth & Environment, 3(55). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00380-2.

[32] Oliveira, M. E.; Gomes, A.S.; Rosas, F. M.; Duarte, J. C.;  França, G. S.;  Almeida, J. C.; Fuck, R. A. (2022). Impact of crustal rheology and inherited mechanical weaknesses on early continental rifting and initial evolution of double graben structural configurations: Insights from 2D numerical models. Tectonophysics, 229281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229281.

[31] J. AlmeidaN. Riel; F. M. Rosas;  J. C. DuarteW. P. Schellart (2022). Polarity-reversal subduction zone initiation triggered by buoyant plateau obstruction. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117195

2021

[30] Pereira, R.; Mata, J.; Ramalho, R.S.; Rosas, F.M.; Silva, B.; Represas, P.; Escada, C.(2021). Nature, timing and magnitude of buried Late Cretaceous magmatism on the central West Iberian Margin. Basin Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12640

[29] Oliveira, M. E.Gomes, A.; Duarte, J. C.; França, G.; Rosas, F. M.; Fuck, R. A.; Silva, F. A.(2021). Evolution of parallel, oblique and triple-junction rifts: Insights from analogue modellingJournal of South American Earth Scienceshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103394

[28] Pereira, R.; Rosas, F.; Mata, J.; Represas, P.; Escada, C.; Silva, B. (2021). Interplay of tectonics and magmatism during post-rift inversion on the central West Iberian Margin (Estremadura Spur). Basin Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12524

2020

[27] Goussin, F., Riel, N., Cordier, C., Guillot, S., Boulvais, P., Roperch, P., Replumaz, A., Schulmann, K., Dupont-Nivet, G., Rosas, F., Guo, Z. (2020). Carbonated Inheritance in the Eastern Tibetan Lithospheric Mantle: Petrological Evidences and Geodynamic Implications. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 21 (2). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GC008495

2019

[26] Schellart, W.P., Chen, Z., Strak, V., Duarte, J.C., Rosas, F.M. (2019). Pacific subduction control on Asian continental deformation including Tibetan extension and eastward extrusion tectonics. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12337-9

[25] Terrinha, P., Ramos, A., Neres, M., Valadares, V., Duarte, J., Martínez-Loriente, S., Silva, S., Mata, J., Kullberg, J. C., Casas-Sainz, A., Matias, L., Fernández, O., Muñoz, J. A., Ribeiro, C., Font, E., Neves, C., Roque, C., Rosas, F., Pinheiro, L., Bartolomé, R., Sallarès, V., Magalhães, V., Medialdea, T., Somoza, L., Gràcia, E., Hensen, C., Gutscher, M-A., Ribeiro, A., Zitellini, N., (2019). The Alpine Orogeny in the West and Southwest Iberia Margins. In: C. Quesada and J. T. Oliveira (eds.), The Geology of Iberia: A Geodynamic Approach, Regional Geology Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11295-0_11 

[24] Gomes, A.S., Rosas, F.M., Duarte, J.C., Schellart, W.P., Almeida, J., Tomás, R., Strak, V., 2019. Analogue modelling of brittle shear zone propagation across upper crustal morpho-rheological heterogeneities. Journal of Structural Geology, 126:175-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2019.06.004

2018

[23] Duarte, J.C., Schellart, W.P., Rosas., F.M., 2016. The future of Earth’s oceans: consequences of subduction initiation at the Atlantic in the present Supercycle. Geological Magazine: 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0016756816000716

2017

[22] Rosas, F.M., Duarte, J.C., Almeida, P., Schellart, W.P., Riel, N., Terrinha, P., 2017. Analogue modelling of thrust systems: passive vs. active hanging wall strain accommodation and sharp vs. smooth fault-ramp geometries. Journal of Structural Geology, 99: 45-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2017.05.002

2016

[21] F.M. Rosas, J.C. Duarte, W.P. Schellart, R. Tomás, P. Terrinha, 2016. Seismic potential of thrust-wrench tectonic interference between major active faults offshore SW Iberia: a new explanation for the 1755 Great Lisbon Earthquake?  American Geophysical Union, Geophysical Monograph Series 219. (Duarte, J.C. and Schellart, W.P. eds., Plate Boudaries and Natural Hazards).  Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DOI: 10.1002/9781119054146.ch9 (link)

2015

[20] Meriaux, C.A., Duarte, J.C.,  Duarte, S., Chen, Z., Rosas, F.M., Mata, J., Schellart, W.P., and Terrinha, P., 2015. Capture of the Canary mantle plume material by the Gibraltar arc mantle wedge during slab rollback. Geophysical Journal International, 201: 1717-1721. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggv120.

[19] Rosas, F.M., Duarte, J.C., Schellart, W.P., Tomás, R., Grigorova, V.,  Terrinha, P., 2015. Analog modeling of different angle thrust-wrench fault interference in a brittle medium. Journal of Structural Geology, 74: 81-104. doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2015.03.005

2014

[18] Duarte, J.C., Rosas, F.M., Terrinha, P., Schellart, W.P., Boutelier, D., Gutscher, M.A., Ribeiro, A. (2014). Are subduction zones invading the Atlantic? Evidence from the SW Iberia margin: REPLY. Geology, 42(3): e329. doi: 10.1130/G35420Y.1.

[17] F. M. Rosas, P. Terrinha, J. Duarte, L. Baptista, C. Kullberg, J. Almeida, F. Barata, B. Carvalho, V. Grigorova, R. Tomás, P. Almeida (2014). Analog modelling of strike-slip fault (lateral) propagation from an elastic to a viscous medium: insights from trial experiments. Comunicações Geológicas, 101 (volume especial III): 1429-1432 (ISSN: 0873-948X; e-ISSN: 1647-581X).

2013

[16] R. Keppler, F. M. Rosas, T. J. Nagel (2013) – Thin viscous middle-crust and evolving fault distribution during continental rifting: insights from analog modeling experiments. Tectonophysics,  608: 161–175, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2013.10.001.

[15] J. C. Duarte, F. M. Rosas, P. Terrinha, W. P. Schellart, D. Boutelier, M.-A. Gutscher and A. Ribeiro (2013) – Are subduction zones invading the Atlantic? Evidence from the southwest Iberia margin. Geology, doi:10.1130/G34100.1.

2012

[14] M.A. Gutscher, S. Dominguez, G.K. Westbrook, P. Le Roy, F. Rosas, J.C. Duarte, P. Terrinha, J.M. Miranda, D. Graindorge, A. Gailler, V. Sallares, R. Bartolome (2012) – The Gibraltar subduction: A decade of new geophysical data.Tectonophysics, 574-575: 72-91http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2012.08.038

[13] F.M. Rosas, J.C. Duarte, M.C. Neves, P. Terrinha, S. Silva, L. Matias, E. Gràcia, R. Bartolome (2012) – Thrust-wrench interference between major active faults in the Gulf of Cadiz (Africa-Eurasia plate boundary, offshore SW Iberia): tectonic implications from coupled analogue and numerical modeling. Tectonophysics, 548-549:1-21 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2012.04.013

[12] T. A. Cunha, L. M. Matias, P. Terrinha, A. M. Negredo, F. Rosas, R. M. S. Fernandes and L. M. Pinheiro (2012) – Neotectonics of the SWIberia margin, Gulf of Cadiz and Alboran Sea: a reassessment including recent structural, seismic and geodetic data. Geophysical Journal International, 188 (3): 850-872, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05328.x http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05328.x/full

2011

[11] Duarte J.C, F.M. Rosas, P. Terrinha, M.-A. Gutscher, J. Malavieille, S. Silva, L. Matias  (2011) – Thrust – wrench interference tectonics in the Gulf of Cadiz (Africa – Iberia plate boundary in the North-East Atlantic): Insights from analog models. Marine Geology, 289: 135-149, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2011.09.014

2010

[10] Duarte J.C, P. Terrinha, F.M. Rosas, V. Valadares, L.M. Pinheiro, L. Matias, V. Magalhães, C. Roque (2010) – Crescent-shaped morphotectonic features in the Gulf of Cadiz (offshore SW Iberia). Marine Geology, 271: 236-249, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2010.02.017.

[9] Duarte, J.C., Valadares, V., Terrinha, P., Rosas, F., Zitellini, N. and Gràcia, E., 2010. Anatomy and tectonic significance of WNW-ESE and NE-SW lineaments at a transpressive plate boundary (Nubia-Iberia). Trabajos de Geología, 29: 237-241.

2009 

[8] Terrinha, P., Matias, L., Vicente, J., Duarte, J., Luís, J., Pinheiro, L., Lourenço, N., Diez, S., Rosas, F., Magalhães, V., Valadares, V., Zitellini, N., Mendes Víctor, L. and MATESPRO Team (2009) – Morphotectonics and Strain Partitioning at the Iberia-Africa plate boundary from multibeam and seismic reflection data. Marine Geology, 267: 156-174, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2009.09.012.

[7] Rosas FM, J. Duarte, P. Terrinha, V. Valadares, L. Matias (2009) – Morphotectonic characterization of major bathymetric lineaments in NW Gulf of Cadiz (Africa-Iberia plate boundary): insights from analogue modelling experiments. Marine Geology, 261: 33-47, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2008.08.002.

[6] Gutscher, M-A.; Dominguez, S.; Pascal, G.; Babonneau, N.; Mulder, T.; Bartolome, R., Rosas, F., Terrinha P. (2009) – Tectonic shortening and gravitational spreading in the Gulf of Cadiz accretionary wedge: observations from multi-beam bathymetry and seismic profiling. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 26: 647-659,doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.11.008.

[5] Neves, M.C., Terrinha, P., Afilhado, A. , Moulin, M., Matias, L., Rosas, F. (2009) – Response of a multi-domain continental margin to compression: study from seismic reflection – refraction and numerical modelling in the Tagus Abyssal Plain. Tectonophysics, 468: 113-130, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.05.008.

2008

[4] Rosas FM, F.O. Marques, M. Ballèvre, C. Tassinari (2008) – Geodynamic evolution of the SW Variscides: orogenic collapse shown by new tectonometamorphic and isotopic data from western Ossa-Morena Zone, SW Iberia, Tectonics, 27, TC6008, doi:10.1029/2008TC002333.

2002

[3] Rosas, F.; Marques, O.F.; Luz, A. & Coelho, S. (2002) – Sheath folds formed by drag induced by rotation of rigid inclusions in viscous simple shear flow: nature and experiment. Journal of Structural Geology, (24): 45-55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8141(01)00046-3

2001

[2] Rosas, F.; Marques, O.F.; Coelho, S. & Fonseca, P. (2001) – Sheath fold development in bulk simple shear: Analougue modeling of natural examples from the Southern Iberian Variscan fold belt, in Koyi, H.A. & Mancktelow, N.S. (Eds.), Tectonic Modeling: A Volume in Honor of Hans Ramberg, Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, Memoir 193, pp. 101-110. http://memoirs.gsapubs.org/content/193/101.full.pdf+html

1999

[1] Fonseca, P.; Munhá, J.; Pedro, J.; Rosas, F.; Moita, P.; Araújo, A. & Leal, N. (1999) – Variscan ophiolites and high-presssure metamorphism in southern Iberia. Ofioliti, 24 (2), 259-268 http://www.ofioliti.it/index.php/ofioliti/article/view/106

Abstracts in Conference Proceedings (last three years only):

2022

[68] Duarte, J. C., Riel, N., Kaus, B. J. P., and Rosas, F. M.: Subduction invasion of the Atlantic by Mediterranean subduction zones, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-4774, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4774, 2022.

[67] Bolrão, F., Almeida, J., C. Duarte, J., and M. Rosas, F.: Numerical modeling of subduction zones: thermo-mechanical stabilization as a function of overriding plate rheology and thickness, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-12659, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-12659, 2022.

2021

[66] Escada, C., Represas, P.; Santos, F.; Pereira, R.; Mata, J.; Rosas, F., 2021. Modelling Late Cretaceous magmatism on the offshore central West Iberian Margin from potential field data. Magnetism in Portugal, Virtual Congress, 14-15 September.

[65 ] Oliveira, M.E.; Gomes, A.S.; Rosas, F. M.; Duarte, J.C.; França, G.S.; Almeida, J.; Fuck, R.A., 2021. Double-rift nucleation above inherited crustal weaknesses using 2D numerical models, example of the Pimenta Bueno and Colorado grabens, Parecis Basin, Brazil. 17th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8-11 November.

2019

[63] Schellart, W.P., Chen, Z., Strak, V., Duarte, J., Rosas, F., 2019. Pacific subduction control on continental deformation in East Asia and east-west extension in Tibet. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-4179, EGU General Assembly 2019. 

[62] Oliveira, M., Duarte, J., França, G., Gomes, A., Rosas, F., Fuck, R., Silva, F., 2019. Evolution of sub-parallel grabens: insights from analogue modelling. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-1561, EGU General Assembly 2019.

[61] Duarte, J., Riel, N., Civiero, C., Rosas, F., Schellart, W., Almeida, J., Silva, S., Terrinha, P., 2019. Delamination of oceanic lithosphere in SW Iberia: a key for subduction initiation? Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-6001, EGU General Assembly 2019. 

[60] Almeida, J, Riel, N., Rosas, F., Duarte, J., 2019. Numerical modelling of induced subduction initiation: thermal control exerted by plate ages in polarity reversal during plateau docking. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-1290-1, EGU General Assembly 2019. 

[59] Rosas, F.; Omira, R; Duarte, J; Schellart, W.; Baptista, M. A.; Terrinha, P., 2019. Active thrust-wrench tectonic interference offshore SW Iberia (Eurasia – Nubia plate boundary, NE Atlantic): potential seismogenic and tsunamigenic source of the 50 years old 1969 Mw 7.9 earthquake. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-5839. EGU General Assembly 2019. 

[58] Gomes, A.; Rosas, F.; Riel, N; Duarte, J.; Schellart, W.; Silva, J.; Almeida, J., 2019. Rotation of inequidimensional rigid inclusions in a viscous medium under coaxial vs. non-coaxial bulk shear regimes: comparative analogue and numerical modelling results. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-5786. EGU General Assembly 2019. 

[57] Escada, C.; Santos, F.; Represas, P.; Pereira, R.; Mata, J.; Rosas, F.; Silva, B., 2019. Post-rift magmatism on the central West Iberian Margin: New evidence from magnetic and gravimetric data inversion in the Estremadura Spur. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 21, EGU2019-15958. EGU General Assembly 2019.