The Effective Elastic Thickness of Lithosphere in the Mid-West Pacific and Its Geological Significance
- 责任者：Zhao Lihong (Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences ; Second Institute of Oceanography of State Oceanic Administration ; Hangzhou 310012 ; China) ; Jin Xianglong
- 刊名：Earth Science
- 出版年：2010
- 卷期：35(4)
- 关键词：岩石圈 ; lithosphere ; 太平洋 ; Pacific Ocean
- 页码：p.637-644
- 图表：2 illus., 7 tables, 29 refs.
- 分类号：0400
- issnNo：ISSN1000-2383
- isbnNo：CN42-1233/P
The Mid-West Pacific region is featured with the oldest oceanic crust, the most complicated magnetic anomaly lineation, the densest seamounts, the most peculiar geological feature and the strongest tectonic activity. To research tectonic genesis of these intraplate seamounts, this paper calculates the effective elastic thickness of the lithosphere (Te) with the elastic plate flexure based on the plate tectonic theory in the Mid-West Pacific. Thus, these seamounts were formed by the large volcanism which was produced by several hotspots during Cretaceous in the present