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Tag Archives: Subduction
Where’s the pull?
I have this slab pull problem. It started when my brother (a geoscientist) alerted me to the latest tectonic trend. It seems those inclined to mathematically model the lithosphere are unable to find an equation to express the spreading at … Continue reading
Too Much on my Plate
I’ve been getting annoyed with the grade school conception of “plate” tectonics where everyone is identifying plates and their relative motions and saying stuff like the Japan Earthquake of 2011 was caused by the Pacific Plate sliding under Japan. It … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Geology, Oceanography
Tagged Earthquake, earthsciences, Indo-Australian Plate, Japan, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Plate, Subduction
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