Tectonics presents original research articles that describe and explain the evolution, structure, and deformation of Earth’s lithosphere including across the range of geologic time.

Tectonics (from Latin tectonicus; from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building ') [1] are the processes that result in the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its …

2025年1月14日 · Plate tectonics, theory dealing with the dynamics of Earth’s outer shell that revolutionized Earth sciences by providing a uniform context for understanding mountain …

tectonics, scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth’s crust and the forces that produce such deformation. It deals with the folding and faulting associated with …

2023年2月17日 · Tectonic plates are large, irregular-shaped slabs of rock making up the Earth’s crust and upper mantle. They are found to float on top of a semi-liquid layer of rock called the …

Plate tectonics came to be accepted by geoscientists after seafloor spreading was validated in the mid-to-late 1960s. The processes that result in plates and shape Earth's crust are called …

5 天之前 · Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth’s subterranean movements. The theory, which solidified in the 1960s, …

2025年1月9日 · The subject of tectonics is concerned with the Earth’s large-scale structural features. It forms a multidisciplinary framework for interrelating many other geologic …

2024年8月21日 · The rise of continents and the accumulation of sediments in trenches since about three billion years ago has had a crucial role in the emergence and evolution of plate …

<em>Tectonics</em> is an AGU journal publishing original research describing the evolution, structure, and deformation of Earth’s lithosphere across the range of geologic time.