Abrupt plate accelerations shape rifted continental margins

Sascha Brune (), Simon E. Williams, Nathaniel P. Butterworth and R. Dietmar Müller
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Sascha Brune: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Simon E. Williams: EarthByte Research Group, School of Geosciences, 2006 University of Sydney
Nathaniel P. Butterworth: EarthByte Research Group, School of Geosciences, 2006 University of Sydney
R. Dietmar Müller: EarthByte Research Group, School of Geosciences, 2006 University of Sydney

Nature, 2016, vol. 536, issue 7615, 201-204

Abstract: By applying a new geotectonic analysis technique to revised global plate reconstructions, rifted margins are shown to feature an initial slow rift phase followed by an abrupt increase of plate divergence prior to breakup.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nature18319

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