El Niño Tectonic Modulation in the Pacific Basin (Revisited)

The Easter and Juan Fernandez microplates, two counterclockwise-rotating microplates along the East Pacific Rise, are driven by downwelling tectonic vortices, as explained by a more recent geophysical theory known as the surge tectonic hypothesis. These twin microplates underlie the high-pressure ce...

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Main Authors: Bruce A. Leybourne, Michael B. Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
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Online Access:http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/IP094LL20.pdf