Tectonically asymmetric Earth: From net rotation to polarized westward drift of the lithosphere
The possibility of a net rotation of the lithosphere with respect to the mantle is generally overlooked since it depends on the adopted mantle reference frames, which are arbitrary. We review the geological and geophysical signatures of plate boundaries, and show that they are markedly asymmetric wo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Geoscience Frontiers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987114000231 |