Episodic kinematics in continental rifts modulated by changes in mantle melt fraction

Simon Lamb (), James D. P. Moore, Euan Smith and Tim Stern
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Simon Lamb: Institute of Geophysics, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington
James D. P. Moore: Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University
Euan Smith: Institute of Geophysics, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington
Tim Stern: Institute of Geophysics, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington

Nature, 2017, vol. 547, issue 7661, 84-88

Abstract: GPS measurements are used to investigate the continental rift system of North Island, New Zealand, and to develop a model for short-term deformation involving flexing of an elastic upper crust caused by episodic changes in mantle viscosity and melt fraction.

Date: 2017
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