Comparison of Plate Tectonic Models for the North and Central Atlantic (Paleoceanographic Mapping Project Progress Report No. 20-0487)

• Main Authors: Heubeck, Christoph E., Royer, Jean-Yves
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Institute for Geophysics 1987
• Subjects: plate tectonics; plate reconstruction; North Atlantic Ocean; Central Atlantic Ocean; Molnar; Mueller; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/67596; https://doi.org/10.15781/T28S4K73M

Numerous models describing the tectonic evolution of the North and Central Atlantic Ocean have been proposed. However, it is often difficult to quickly evaluate how these models differ. In this study, we have modified a computer program, originally written by Philippe Patriat that graphically displa...