50-Ma夏威夷-皇帝曲的启动记录了太平洋板块运动的重大变化
Warren D Sharp1, David A Clague
1Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA. wsharp@bgc.org
概括
夏威夷-皇帝曲线的曲线
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 板块构造学是一种板块构造学.
- 火山学 火山学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 夏威夷-皇帝曲线是理解太平洋板块运动历史的关键特征.
- 以前的解释表明,由于夏威夷热点减速而形成的曲线.
- 盘子运动变化的节奏一直在争论中.
研究的目的:
- 重新评估夏威夷-皇帝曲线的形成机制.
- 研究火山迁移率与火山链的趋势之间的关系.
- 为了确定曲是否是由热点行为或板块运动变化的结果.
主要方法:
- 在中部和南部的皇帝链火山的约会.
- 对火山迁移速度的分析.
- 与太平洋扩散中心活动和西太平洋弧形岩的相关性.
主要成果:
- 新的火山时代揭示了迁移率的重大变化.
- 这些利率变化发生在对链条总体趋势的最小改变下.
- 大约5000万年前的曲开始与太平洋扩散中心重新调整相吻合.
结论:
- 由于夏威夷热点的减速,夏威夷-皇帝曲线没有形成.
- 有证据表明,曲线的形成是由于太平洋板块运动的变化造成的.
- 时间与太平洋西部的构造事件一致.
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