The North Pacific Megatrend

Smoot, N. Christian; Choi, Dong Ryong

doi:10.2747/0020-6814.45.4.346

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“…(c) Below: projected upon the World Geological map of CCSG (Bouysse et al, 2014;cut It cannot be avoided to view all these above-described patterns as a strong indication for an important role of the Earth spin in plate tectonic and Mantle processes. This contribution was suggested before, since the early days of continental drift, in various forms, and by numerous workers some of which were inclined to interpret this in favour of a global tectonic framework alternative to classical plate tectonics (e.g., Carey, 1976Carey, , 1988Wezel, 1988; see also successively Leybourne et al, 2020;Smoot & Choi, 2003;Storetvedt, 1997), as was extensively reviewed in the papers by van Dijk & Okkes (1988 and van Dijk (1992; see pp. 260-262 and historical references therein).…”

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The new global tectonic map—Analyses and implications

Dijk¹

2023

Terra Nova

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A full new tectonic model of the Earth is presented based a complete new tectonic interpretation carried out during a 10‐year project. It covers a huge amount of available geophysical and geological datasets, where ca. 11 000 tectonic elements such as faults and thrusts, transform faults, rift zones, passive margins and oceanic extension ridges and numerous other features have been mapped, and classified following the geological literature. The complete surface of the Earth has been subdivided into 1.180 larger and smaller tectonic terranes, in the domains of continental blocks, oceanic plates and mobile zones. Numerical multiscale statistical fabric analyses on orientation, length and area are presented on the digitised tectonic elements and the classified terranes using the first Digital Twin of the Earth. Graphical representation through maps with different projections and viewpoints, and planetary views, are presented to illustrate the new subdivision. Some important implications for plate tectonic reconstructions are being discussed.

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