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Absolute Plate Motion

Absolute Plate Motion is a geophysical concept referring to the motion of a tectonic plate relative to a fixed, external reference frame, typically defined by hotspot tracks or paleomagnetic data, distinguishing it from relative plate motions that describe movement between adjacent plates.

173

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20.8K

Citations

495

Authors

219

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

24

Variants

Absolute Plate Velocity

Parents

Publications

173

Effect of recent revisions to the geomagnetic reversal time scale on estimates of current plate motions

Charles DeMets, Richard G. Gordon, Donald F. Argus et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 1994 · 3.5K citations

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Ocean Basin Evolution and Global-Scale Plate Reorganization Events Since Pangea Breakup

R. Dietmar Müller, Maria Seton, Sabin Zahirovic et al. · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 2016 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Global plate motion frames: Toward a unified model

Trond H. Torsvik, R. Dietmar Müller, Rob Van der Voo et al. · Reviews of Geophysics · 2008 · 678 citations · Full text

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A Global Plate Model Including Lithospheric Deformation Along Major Rifts and Orogens Since the Triassic

R. Dietmar Müller, Sabin Zahirovic, Simon Williams et al. · Tectonics · 2019 · 646 citations · Full text

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On the relationships between slab dip, back‐arc stress, upper plate absolute motion, and crustal nature in subduction zones

Serge Lallemand, Arnauld Heuret, D. Boutelier · Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems · 2005 · 533 citations · Full text

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Authors

495

  1. RD
    R. Dietmar Müller

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    12 publications · 3.2K citations

    12

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  2. SW
    Simon Williams

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    8 publications · 1.9K citations

    8

    h-index

  3. PW
    Paul Wessel

    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

    8 publications · 720 citations

    8

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  4. DJ
    Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    7 publications · 823 citations

    7

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  5. WS
    Wim Spakman

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    6 publications · 721 citations

    6

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Institutions

219

  1. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    13 h-index

    47 publications

    18.6K citations

  2. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    35 publications

    4K citations

  3. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    966 citations

  5. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    2.1K citations

  6. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    4.6K citations

  7. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    2.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 26 publications · 4.8K citations

    25

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    33 publications · 4.8K citations

    24

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  3. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 26 publications · 1.5K citations

    21

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  4. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

    15 publications · 2.2K citations

    14

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  5. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    12 publications · 1K citations

    12

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