Assumptions about the dynamics sources and mechanisms of plate tectonic activities

The problem of the driving source and power mechanism of plate motion remains a major scientific issue in urgent need of resolution. Based on the isostatic hypothesis model proposed by G.B. Airy in 1855, this study puts forward the crustal isostatic model based on the self-weight stress field and th...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Earth Science
Main Authors:	Ziyun Chen, Tianbin Li, Meiben Gao, Wei Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Subjects:	plate activity isostasy hypothesis model dynamic mechanism crustal thickness density gradient
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1618308/full