Plate Velocity is a geophysical metric that quantifies the rate and direction of motion of a tectonic plate relative to a fixed reference frame, distinguishing it from other plate motion descriptors by its focus on the spatial displacement per unit time of the entire lithospheric plate.
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Plate Motion VelocityTectonic Plate Velocity
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GPlates: Building a Virtual Earth Through Deep Time
R. Dietmar Müller, John Cannon, Xiaodong Qin et al. · Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems · 2018 · 739 citations · Full text
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