Neogene Plate Kinematics of the Eastern Pacific

9529751威尔逊最近的工作非常精确地描述了500万年来科科斯、纳斯卡和太平洋板块的相对运动。该项目将扩大电路以包括南极板块，从而将科科斯和纳斯卡板块的运动延伸到更古老的时代。这些运动将使首席研究员能够解决有关微板块的起源和板块运动变化速度的问题。

9529751 Wilson Recent work has developed a very precise description of relative motion of the Cocos, Nazca, and Pacific plates over the 5 million years. This project will expand the circuit to include the Antarctic plate thus extending the motion of the Cocos and Nazca plates to older times. These motions will allow the principal investigator to address questions about the origin of microplates and the rate at which plate motions change.