On the cause of continental breakup: A simple analysis in terms of driving mechanisms of plate tectonics and mantle plumes
Yaoling Niu
Topics & Concepts
Plate tectonicsContinental driftGeologyMantle (geology)BreakupTectonicsMantle plumeGeophysicsMantle convectionSubductionEarth sciencePaleontologyContinental marginSeismologyLithosphereMechanicsPhysicsGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies