A contribution to the kinematics of plate tectonics

H. Lichtenegger; H. Sünkel

doi:10.1007/BF02521233

A contribution to the kinematics of plate tectonics

H. Lichtenegger^*, H. Sünkel

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Institute of Geodesy (5220)

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Abstract

Modern geodetic positioning techniques like VLBI, SLR, and GPS can be used for plate tectonic studies. A very simple model considers a number of rigid plates rotating individually with a constant rotation rate. An equally simple mathematical model, extended to deformable plates, is presented, based on vector calculus, which relates both absolute and relative point positioning observations to the plate rotation and deformation parameters (rotation rate, direction of rotation vector, deformation rate and direction of deformation center) in a consistent and elementary way. The determination of these plate parameters from various geodetic positioning observations is outlined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	281-289
Number of pages	9
Journal	Bulletin Géodésique
Volume	61
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02521233
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 1987

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Geophysics
Geochemistry and Petrology
Computers in Earth Sciences
Developmental Biology

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