References & Sources  -  September 5, 1998

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Is the Pacific plate tearing itself apart?

A new crack may be developing in the Pacific plate.

 

References:

Small, C., and D. Abbott. 1998. Subduction obstruction and the crack up of the Pacific plate. Geology 26(September):795.

 

Further Readings:

Monastersky, R. 1995. A new view of Earth. Science News 148(Dec. 16):410.

Scholz, C.H., and C. Small. 1997. The effect of seamount subduction on seismic coupling. Geology 25(June):487.

 

Sources:

Dallas Abbott
Columbia University
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Palisades, NY 10964

Peter F. Lonsdale
University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla, CA 92093-0208

Christopher Small
Columbia University
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Palisades, NY 10964

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