Latitudinal shift of Pacific hotspots during the late Cretaceous and early Tertiary

Details Latitudinal shift of Pacific hotspots during the late Cretaceous and early Tertiary Latitudinal shift of Pacific hotspots during the late Cretaceous and early Tertiary

Apr 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987natur.326..488s&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 326, April 2, 1987, p. 488-490.

Physics

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Geomagnetism, Lithosphere, Paleomagnetism, Plates (Tectonics), Polar Wandering (Geology), Earth Mantle, Magnetic Anomalies, Temperature Distribution, Volcanoes

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A record of true polar wander (TPW) is presented which is derived from Pacific paleomagnetic data that are relatively well constrained in age and paleolatitude. The data show that offset between the geomagnetic field and hot spots accumulated at about 0.3 deg/Myr from the late Cretaceous to the early Tertiary. The results suggest that nearly half of the latitudinal range of the Emperor Seamounts may be a result of TPW.

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