Plate motion
Conference
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· Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics; (United States)
OSTI ID:5105325
- USAF, Geophysics Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA (United States)
The motion of tectonic plates on the earth is characterized in a critical review of U.S. research from the period 1987-1990. Topics addressed include the NUVEL-1 global model of current plate motions, diffuse plate boundaries and the oceanic lithosphere, the relation between plate motions and distributed deformations, accelerations and the steadiness of plate motions, the distribution of current Pacific-North America motion across western North America and its margin, plate reconstructions and their uncertainties, hotspots, and plate dynamics. A comprehensive bibliography is provided. 126 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 5105325
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-910878-; CODEN: RGPSB
- Journal Information:
- Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics; (United States), Vol. 29; Conference: 20. general assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), Vienna (Austria), 11-24 Aug 1991; Related Information: Shea, M. A; ISSN 0034-6853
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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