Thursday, July 28, 2016

Abrupt plate accelerations shape rifted continental margins


New research suggests that the movement of tectonic plates has oscillated between slow stretching and sudden shifting. You can explore these movements on a cool interactive website.

Give it a try here:
http://portal.gplates.org/cesium/?view=rift_v

Research:http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature18319.html

h/t skunkbear

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