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A rapid burst in hotspot motion through the interaction of tectonics and deep mantle flow

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  • Rakib Hassan

    (EarthByte Group, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney)

  • R. Dietmar Müller

    (EarthByte Group, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney)

  • Michael Gurnis

    (Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)

  • Simon E. Williams

    (EarthByte Group, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney)

  • Nicolas Flament

    (EarthByte Group, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney)

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Models of thermochemical convection reveal flow patterns in the deep lower mantle under the north Pacific since 100 million years ago that explain how the enigmatic bend in the Hawaiian–Emperor hotspot track arose.

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  • Rakib Hassan & R. Dietmar Müller & Michael Gurnis & Simon E. Williams & Nicolas Flament, 2016. "A rapid burst in hotspot motion through the interaction of tectonics and deep mantle flow," Nature, Nature, vol. 533(7602), pages 239-242, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:533:y:2016:i:7602:d:10.1038_nature17422
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17422
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    1. Jiewen Li & Daoyuan Sun & Dan J. Bower, 2022. "Slab control on the mega-sized North Pacific ultra-low velocity zone," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, December.

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