Pacific plate motion change caused the Hawaiian-Emperor Bend
oleh: Trond H. Torsvik, Pavel V. Doubrovine, Bernhard Steinberger, Carmen Gaina, Wim Spakman, Mathew Domeier
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01 |
Deskripsi
The Hawaiian-Emperor Chain has a 60° bend that has been interpreted as the result of Pacific plate motion at 47 Ma or drift of the Hawaiian hotspot. Here, the authors show that hotspot drift cannot be the dominant mechanism for bend formation, but involves a change in the direction of Pacific plate motion at ∼47 Ma.