Solid Earth
Solid Earth
SE

The evolving Earth surface: erosional, sedimentary, morphotectonic, and volcanic processes

Relevant editorial teams:

  • Geodynamics, geodesy, gravity, and geomagnetism | Buiter, Aubert, Dannberg, Gerya, Lewi, Mandea, and McClusky
  • Geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, and volcanology | Di Muro, Currenti, Lissenberg, Longo, and Pinel
  • Seismics, seismology, paleoseismology, geoelectrics, and electromagnetics | Krawczyk, Currenti, Malinowski, Pilia, and Werban
  • Stratigraphy, sedimentology, geomorphology, morphotectonics, and palaeontology | Stroeven, Gardin, Ogata, and Oliva

Recent papers

28 Apr 2026
Crustal Structure of Java, Indonesia, from Ambient Noise Tomography: Implications for Regional Tectonics
Iskandarsyah, Andri Dian Nugraha, Zulfakriza Zulfakriza, Irwan Meilano, Bayu Pranata, Samsul Hadi Wiyono, Aditya Lesmana, Rexha Verdhora Ry, Muzli Muzli, Sesar Prabu Dwi Sriyanto, and Nova Heryandoko
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-6291,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-6291, 2026
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15 Apr 2026
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Geological factors and fracture distribution in deep and ultra-deep sandstones in Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin, China
Yang Su, Jin Lai, Wenle Dang, Xinjian Zhao, Chuang Han, Yongjia Zhang, Zhongrui Wang, Lei Wang, and Guiwen Wang
Solid Earth, 17, 643–664, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-643-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-643-2026, 2026
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15 Apr 2026
Movement history of faults under variable stress fields – insights derived from 3D seismics in the central northern Upper Rhine Graben, Germany
Sonu Roy, Johannes Mair, David C. Tanner, Ariane Djahansouzi, and Andreas Henk
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1626,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1626, 2026
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10 Apr 2026
Interpreting the cause of bound earthquakes at underground injection experiments
Ryan Schultz, Linus Villiger, Valentin Gischig, and Stefan Wiemer
Solid Earth, 17, 617–642, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-617-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-617-2026, 2026
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02 Apr 2026
High-pressure behaviour and elastic constants of 1M and 2M1 polytypes of phlogopite KMg3Si3AlO10(OH)2
Gianfranco Ulian, Francesca Ranellucci, and Giovanni Valdrè
Solid Earth, 17, 601–616, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-601-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-601-2026, 2026
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Highlight articles

15 Apr 2026
Geological factors and fracture distribution in deep and ultra-deep sandstones in Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin, China
Yang Su, Jin Lai, Wenle Dang, Xinjian Zhao, Chuang Han, Yongjia Zhang, Zhongrui Wang, Lei Wang, and Guiwen Wang
Solid Earth, 17, 643–664, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-643-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-643-2026, 2026
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