Philippine Sea and East Asian plate tectonics since 52 Ma constrained by new subducted slab reconstruction methods

• Published in: Journal of geophysical research. Solid earth Vol. 121; no. 6; pp. 4670 - 4741
• Main Authors: Wu, Jonny, Suppe, John, Lu, Renqi, Kanda, Ravi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Caroline Sea plate; Izu‐Bonin‐Marianas; Manus plume; Philippine Sea plate tectonics; subducted slabs; western Pacific subduction zones

We reconstructed Philippine Sea and East Asian plate tectonics since 52 Ma from 28 slabs mapped in 3‐D from global tomography, with a subducted area of ~25% of present‐day global oceanic lithosphere. Slab constraints include subducted parts of existing Pacific, Indian, and Philippine Sea oceans, plu...