منابع مشابه
India-Asia collision and the Cenozoic slowdown of the Indian plate: Implications for the forces driving plate motions
[1] The plate motion of India changed dramatically between 50 and 35 Ma, with the rate of convergence between India and Asia dropping from 15 to 4 cm/yr. This change is coincident with the onset of the India-Asia collision, and with a rearrangement of plate boundaries in the Indian Ocean. On the basis of a simple model for the forces exerted upon the edges of the plate and the tractions on the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0094-8276
DOI: 10.1029/95gl01325