红海和东非的板块构造学
D P McKenzie1, D Davies, P Molnar
1Department of Geodesy and Geophysics, University of Cambridge, Madingley Rise, Cambridge.
Nature
|April 18, 1970
概括
东非裂谷的板块运动是由红海和亚丁湾的开放决定的. 计算的方向与赤道以北的地震断层数据保持一致,证实了构造模型.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
- 板块运动学 板块运动学
背景情况:
- 东非裂谷 (EARV) 是研究大陆裂变的关键区域.
- 了解EARV内的板块运动对于地震危险评估和地质建模至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定横跨东非裂谷的构造板块的相对运动.
- 用地震数据验证计算的板块运动.
主要方法:
- 分析红海和亚丁湾的开放率和方向.
- 计算的相对板块运动向量与地震断层平面解决方案的比较.
主要成果:
- 红海和亚丁湾的开放提供了计算整个EARV的板块运动的基础.
- 相对运动的计算方向与赤道以北地震的断层平面解决方案有很强的一致性.
结论:
- 来自红海和亚丁湾开放的动力模型准确地反映了北方EARV的板块相互作用.
- 地震数据支持推的拓展构造模型,推动了东非裂谷的形成.
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