50-Ma initiation of Hawaiian-Emperor bend records major change in Pacific plate motion

Science

Volumn 313, Issue 5791, 2006, Pages 1281-1284

  Sharp, Warren D ^a   Clagua, David A ^b  

^a BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MOTION COMPENSATION;

HAWAIIAN-EMPEROR BEND; MAGMATISM; PACIFIC PLATE MOTION;

VOLCANOES;

ARGON;

HOT SPOT; MAGMATISM; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE MOTION; SEAMOUNT; SPREADING CENTER; VOLCANO;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; GEOMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SEA; UNITED STATES; VOLCANO;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33748289975     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1128489     Document Type: Article

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