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Christine Deplus is affiliated with the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on geophysics. Additional subfields of study include atmospheric science, geology, earth-surface processes, and environmental chemistry.

The core topics of their research cover earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, geological and geophysical studies, geological formations and processes, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Their recent academic publications reflect diverse contributions to volcanic and tectonic phenomena, especially related to the Mayotte region. Notable papers include:

  • Birth of a large volcanic edifice offshore Mayotte via lithosphere-scale dyke intrusion, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • The 2018-ongoing Mayotte submarine eruption: Magma migration imaged by petrological monitoring, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Mantle xenolith-bearing phonolites and basanites feed the active volcanic ridge of Mayotte (Comoros archipelago, SW Indian Ocean), 2021, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Volcanism and tectonics unveiled in the Comoros Archipelago between Africa and Madagascar, 2022, Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • Temporal magmatic evolution of the Fani Maoré submarine eruption 50 km east of Mayotte revealed by in situ sampling and petrological monitoring, 2022, Comptes Rendus Géoscience

Christine Deplus frequently publishes in venues such as Comptes Rendus Géoscience, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nature Geoscience, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, and the Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Nathalie Feuillet
  • Isabelle Thinon
  • Patrick Bachèlery
  • Jean-Christophe Komorowski
  • Stéphan Jorry

Best Publications

  • Thin crust, ultramafic exposures, and rugged faulting patterns at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (22°–24°N)

    Mathilde Cannat;Catherine Mevel;Marcia Maia;Christine Deplus

  • Formation of the axial relief at the very slow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (49° to 69°E)

    Mathilde Cannat;Mathilde Cannat;Céline Rommevaux-Jestin;Céline Rommevaux-Jestin;Daniel Sauter;Christine Deplus;Christine Deplus

  • Submarine evidence for large-scale debris avalanches in the Lesser Antilles Arc

    Christine Deplus;Anne Le Friant;Georges Boudon;Jean-Christophe Komorowski;Jean-Christophe Komorowski

  • Mid-Atlantic Ridge–Azores hotspot interactions: along-axis migration of a hotspot-derived event of enhanced magmatism 10 to 4 Ma ago

    Mathilde Cannat;Anne Briais;Christine Deplus;Javier Escartı́n;Javier Escartı́n

  • Mentawai fault zone off Sumatra: A new key to the geodynamics of western Indonesia

    M. Diament;H. Harjono;K. Karta;C. Deplus

  • Geomorphological evolution of Montserrat (West Indies): importance of flank collapse and erosional processes

    A. Le Friant;A. Le Friant;C.L. Harford;C. Deplus;G. Boudon

  • Volcano flank instability in the Lesser Antilles Arc: Diversity of scale, processes, and temporal recurrence

    Georges Boudon;Anne Le Friant;Jean-Christophe Komorowski;Christine Deplus

  • Characteristics and evolution of the segmentation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 20°N and 24°N during the last 10 million years

    Pascal Gente;Robert A. Pockalny;Cécile Durand;Christine Deplus

  • Direct evidence of active deformation in the eastern Indian oceanic plate

    Christine Deplus;Michel Diament;Hélène Hébert;Guillaume Bertrand

  • A model for growth of steep-sided vent structures on the Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Results of a petrologic and geochemical study

    Margaret Kingston Tivey;Debra S. Stakes;Terri L. Cook;Mark D. Hannington

  • Submarine pyroclastic deposits formed at the Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat (1995-2003): What happens when pyroclastic flows enter the ocean?

    J. Trofimovs;L. Amy;G. Boudon;C. Deplus

  • The Japan Trench and its juncture with the Kuril Trench: cruise results of the Kaiko project, Leg 3

    Jean-Paul Cadet;Kazuo Kobayashi;Jean Aubouin;Jacques Boulègue

  • Large-scale flank collapse events during the activity of Montagne Pelée, Martinique, Lesser Antilles

    Anne Le Friant;Georges Boudon;Christine Deplus;Benoã®T. Villemant

  • Birth of a large volcanic edifice offshore Mayotte via lithosphere-scale dyke intrusion

    Nathalie Feuillet;Stephan Jorry;Wayne C. Crawford;Christine Deplus

  • Inner structure of the Krakatau volcanic complex (Indonesia) from gravity and bathymetry data

    Christine Deplus;Sylvain Bonvalot;Darharta Dahrin;Michel Diament

  • Active faulting induced by slip partitioning in Montserrat and link with volcanic activity: New insights from the 2009 GWADASEIS marine cruise data

    Nathalie Feuillet;Frédérique Leclerc;Paul Tapponnier;Paul Tapponnier;François Beauducel

  • Late Pleistocene tephrochronology of marine sediments adjacent to Montserrat, lesser Antilles volcanic arc

    A. le Friant;E.J. Lock;M.B. Hart;G. Boudon

  • Oblique and near collision subduction, Sagami and Suruga Troughs —preliminary results of the French-Japanese 1984 Kaiko cruise, Leg 2

    Kazuaki Nakamura;Vincent Renard;Jacques Angelier;Jacques Azema

  • Lithospheric structure of a nascent spreading ridge inferred from gravity data: The western Gulf of Aden

    Hélène Hébert;Christine Deplus;Philippe Huchon;Khaled Khanbari

  • Submarine deposition of volcaniclastic material from the 1995-2005 eruptions of Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat

    A. Le Friant;C. Deplus;G. Boudon;R.S.J. Sparks

  • Submarine deposition of volcaniclastic material from the 1995-2005 eruptions of Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat

    A. Le Friant;C. Deplus;G. Boudon;R.S.J. Sparks

Frequent Co-Authors

Georges Boudon
Georges Boudon Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Jean-Christophe Komorowski
Jean-Christophe Komorowski Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Patrick Bachèlery
Patrick Bachèlery Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans
Stéphan J. Jorry
Stéphan J. Jorry French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Javier Escartín
Javier Escartín École Normale Supérieure
Peter J. Talling
Peter J. Talling Durham University
Yves Fouquet
Yves Fouquet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
R. S. J. Sparks
R. S. J. Sparks University of Bristol
Jérôme Dyment
Jérôme Dyment Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Michel Diament
Michel Diament Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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