What drives tectonic plates?

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax4295
• Publication Date: 2019-10-30T23:16:16Z
• Authors: Nicolas Coltice; Laurent Husson; Claudio Faccenna; Maëlis Arnould
• Keywords: [SDU] Sciences of the Universe [physics]; 550; [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; 13. Climate action; 500; 01 natural sciences; Research Articles; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

3D spherical dynamic models show how the force balance between tectonic plates and mantle evolves over supercontinent cycles.