Seafloor geodetic techniques allow for measurements of crustal deformation over the∼ 70%
of Earth's surface that is inaccessible to the standard tools of tectonic geodesy. Precise …

A vast ocean basin has spanned the region between the Americas, Asia and Australasia for
well over 100 Myr, represented today by the Pacific Ocean. Its evolution includes a number …

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 …

Recent revisions to the geomagnetic time scale indicate that global plate motion model
NUVEL‐1 should be modified for comparison with other rates of motion including those …

The Messinian salinity crisis is widely regarded as one of the most dramatic episodes of
oceanic change of the past 20 or so million years (–). Earliest explanations were that …

In this paper we present a global model (GSRM-1) of both horizontal velocities on the Earth's
surface and horizontal strain rates for almost all deforming plate boundary zones. A model …

Summary We interpret Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements in the northwestern
United States and adjacent parts of western Canada to describe relative motions of crustal …

Neogene deformation, paleomagnetic rotations, and sparse geodetic data suggest the
Cascadia fore arc is migrating northward along the coast and breaking up into large rotating …

A new model of the subducted Juan de Fuca plate beneath western North America allows
first‐order correlations between the occurrence of Wadati‐Benioff zone earthquakes and …

We elaborate on the well-known spatial association between arc volcanoes and Wadati-
Benioff zones and explore in detail their genetic relationships as dual physical expressions …