Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
May 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990geoji.101..425d&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Journal International (ISSN 0955-419X), vol. 101, May 1990, p. 425-478.
Mathematics
Logic
1466
Earth Crust, Earthquakes, Geological Faults, Plates (Tectonics), Lithosphere, Models, Structural Properties (Geology), Subduction (Geology), Tectonics
Scientific paper
A global plate motion model, named NUVEL-1, which describes current plate motions between 12 rigid plates is described, with special attention given to the method, data, and assumptions used. Tectonic implications of the patterns that emerged from the results are discussed. It is shown that wide plate boundary zones can form not only within the continental lithosphere but also within the oceanic lithosphere; e.g., between the Indian and Australian plates and between the North American and South American plates. Results of the model also suggest small but significant diffuse deformation of the oceanic lithosphere, which may be confined to small awkwardly shaped salients of major plates.
Argus Donald F.
Demets Charles
Gordon Roy G.
Stein Sherman
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