The challenge of reconstructing the Phanerozoic sea level and the Pacific Basin tectonics

• Autorzy: Ruban Dmitry A. , Conrad Clinton P. , Loon A. J. (Tom)

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/v10118-010-0007-9

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The relationships between the interior dynamics of our planet and global sea level can be unravelled when plate-tectonic reconstructions are available for the entire Earth. A review of global tectonics reveals significant deficiencies in our understanding of the geodynamic evolution of the Pacific (Panthalassa or Proto-Pacific) during the Cambrian-Jurassic time-span. This particular, but major, shortcoming presents a true challenge for modern geoscientists, who are encouraged to produce a detailed plate-tectonic reconstruction of the Pacific for the pre-Cretaceous in order to advance our understanding of Phanerozoic sea-level change. A set of approaches, including geological/geophysical modelling, investigation of accretionary prisms, palaeobiogeographical studies, and careful examination of eustatic sea-level changes, are proposed that will help geoscientists tackle the challenge of understanding how Pacific geodynamics affected global sea level during the Phanerozoic.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sea-floor bathymetry; dynamic topography; sea-level changes; plate tectonics; Pacific; Panthalassa; Phanerozoic

PL

batymetria dna morskiego; topografia dynamiczna; zmiany poziomu morza; płyty tektoniczne; Pacyfik

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza. Instytut Geologii
• Czasopismo: Geologos
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 16, No. 4
• Strony: 235--243
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 67 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Ruban Dmitry A.

• Division of Mineralogy and Petrography, Geology and Geography Faculty, Southern Federal University, Zorge Street 40, Rostov-na-Donu, 344090, Russia

autor

Conrad Clinton P.

• Department of Geology and Geophysics, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA

autor

Loon A. J. (Tom)

• Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Maków Polnych 16, 61-606 Poznań, Poland;

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).