Reevaluation of Plate Motion Models Based on Hotspot Tracks in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

Plate motion models based on hotspot tracks in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans predict minimal movement (less than a few millimeters per year) between these hotspots and their counterparts in the Pacific Ocean for the past -100 m.yr., whereas plate circuit exercises indicate relative motions of -20 m...

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Published in:The Journal of geology 1999-01, Vol.107 (1), p.13-26
Main Author: Baksi, Ajoy K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Geology
Marine
Oceans
Plate tectonics
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Summary:Plate motion models based on hotspot tracks in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans predict minimal movement (less than a few millimeters per year) between these hotspots and their counterparts in the Pacific Ocean for the past -100 m.yr., whereas plate circuit exercises indicate relative motions of -20 mm/yr.
ISSN:0022-1376
1537-5269
DOI:10.1086/314329