We present a new global model of plate motions and strain rates in plate boundary zones
constrained by horizontal geodetic velocities. This Global Strain Rate Model (GSRM v. 2.1) …

We describe best-fitting angular velocities and MORVEL, a new closure-enforced set of
angular velocities for the geologically current motions of 25 tectonic plates that collectively …

Three approaches are used to reduce the error in the satellite‐derived marine gravity
anomalies. First, we have retracked the raw waveforms from the ERS‐1 and Geosat/GM …

Using space geodetic observations from four techniques (GPS, VLBI, SLR and DORIS), we
simultaneously estimate the angular velocities of 11 major plates and the velocity of Earth's …

We have developed a terrestrial reference frame for geodetic studies of crustal deformation
in North America. This plate-fixed frame, designated NA12, is based on GPS data from …

Timing, distribution, and intensity of magmatism are critical to understanding deep
lithospheric processes in the opening of the South China Sea (SCS). Based primarily on …

We present new rotations that describe the relative positions and velocities of the Pacific and
North America plates at 22 times during the past 19.7 Myr, offering≈ 1-Myr temporal …

Seafloor spreading and the cooling of oceanic lithosphere is a fundamental feature of plate
tectonics in the Earth, the details of which are unveiled by modeling with constraints from …

The long‐term average velocity field of the western United States is computed with a
kinematic finite element code. Community data sets include fault traces, geologic offset …

Maximum depths of earthquakes in different settings are commonly thought to lie within a
transition, many kilometers in width, from brittle deformation at shallow depths to plastic …