Tomopac2: an unfolded-slab plate reconstruction validated via mantle circulation models in a closed-loop experiment
Tomopac2 plate tectonic reconstruction files for the software GPlates
In this folder are the GPlates files for Version 1 of the global plate tectonic reconstruction model TOMOPAC2. The TOMOPAC2 model is a topologically-closed, global plate tectonic model with an enhanced circum-Pacific plate tectonic history using structurally-restored slabs from mantle seismic tomography as a prioritized constraint. The plate reconstruction is validated using mantle circulation models by reproducing slab structures comparable to those in the input seismic tomography
Associated publication: Chen YW, Wu J, Bunge HP, Stotz I, Robl G, Schuberth BSA (submitted) Tomopac2: an unfolded-slab plate reconstruction validated via mantle circulation models in a closed-loop experiment. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences.
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Funding
German Research Foundation of the Research Training Group (UPLIFT) number 440512084
NSF EAR-1848327
NSF EAR- 2422671
German Research Foundation number 518204048
GRK 2698: Geophysical modelling of vertical motion processes constrained by geodetic and geological observations (UPLIFT)
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Find out more...CAREER: Unfolding Earth history back to the Mesozoic by incorporating seismic tomography into Pacific realm plate tectonic reconstructions
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