Giampiero Iaffaldano

Giampiero Iaffaldano

Guest Researcher


  1. Varying mechanical coupling along the Andean margin: Implications for trench curvature, shortening and topography

    Iaffaldano, Giampiero, Di Giuseppe, E., Corbi, F., Funiciello, F., Faccenna, C. & Bunge, H. -., 10 Mar 2012, In: Tectonophysics. 526, p. 16-23 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Rapid plate motion variations through geological time: Observations serving geodynamic interpretation

    Iaffaldano, Giampiero & Bunge, H., May 2015, In: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 43, p. 571-592 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Pacific plate-motion change at the time of the Hawaiian-Emperor bend constrains the viscosity of Earth's asthenosphere

    Iaffaldano, Giampiero & Lambeck, K., 28 May 2014, In: Geophysical Research Letters (Online). 41, 10, p. 3398-3406 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. REDBACK: Open-source software for efficient noise-reduction in plate kinematic reconstructions

    Iaffaldano, Giampiero, Hawkins, R., Bodin, T. & Sambridge, M., Apr 2014, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 15, 4, p. 1663-1670 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Bayesian noise-reduction in Arabia/Somalia and Nubia/Arabia finite rotations since ~20 Ma: Implications for Nubia/Somalia relative motion

    Iaffaldano, Giampiero, Hawkins, R. & Sambridge, M., Apr 2014, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 15, 4, p. 845-854 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Relating rapid plate-motion variations to plate-boundary forces in global coupled models of the mantle/lithosphere system: Effects of topography and friction

    Iaffaldano, Giampiero & Bunge, H., 1 Sep 2009, In: Tectonophysics. 474, 1-2, p. 393-404 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. A geodynamical view on the steadiness of geodetically derived rigid plate motions over geological time

    Iaffaldano, Giampiero, Jan 2014, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 15, 1, p. 238-254 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Plate motions in time: Inferences on driving and resisting forces

    Iaffaldano, Giampiero & Bunge, H., 2011, Encyclopedia of solid Earth geophysics. Springer, p. 983-991

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingEncyclopedia chapterResearchpeer-review

  9. Reconstructing plate-motion changes in the presence of finite-rotations noise

    Iaffaldano, Giampiero, Bodin, T. & Sambridge, M., Sep 2012, In: Nature Communications. 3, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The concurrent emergence and causes of double volcanic hotspot tracks on the Pacific plate

    Jones, D. T., Davies, D. R., Campbell, I. H., Iaffaldano, Giampiero, Yaxley, G. M., Kramer, S. C. & Wilson, C. R., 2017, In: Nature. 545, 7655, p. 472-476 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

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