Abstract
Outlines the methdology of numerical studies aimed at increasing the understanding of the relation between dynamics and stress field of the lithosphere with particular reference to oceanic lithosphere. The ridge-push force is modelled as a pressure gradient integrated over all contributing parts of the lithosphere. The slab-pull force is modelled as being dependent on the age of the subducting lithosphere. The resistive forces are parameterized and the unknown parameters determined by requiring the total torque of all forces acting on the plate to vanish. The approach is illustrated by the presentation and discussion of new modelling results for the Pacific plate. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 111-126 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Philosophical Transactions - Royal Society of London, A |
| Volume | 337 |
| Issue number | 1645 |
| Publication status | Published - 1991 |