Subduction tectonics vs.plume tectonics——Discussion on driving forces for plate motion

作     者：Ling CHEN Xu WANG Xiaofeng LIANG Bo WAN Lijun LIU Ling CHEN;Xu WANG;Xiaofeng LIANG;Bo WAN;Lijun LIU

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric EvolutionInstitute of Geology and GeophysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100029China CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth SciencesBeijing 100101China University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100049China Innova tion Academy for Earth ScienceChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100029China Department of GeologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign 61820USA 

出 版 物：《Science China Earth Sciences》 (中国科学（地球科学英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第63卷第3期

页      面：315-328页

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学科分类：070904[理学-构造地质学] 0709[理学-地质学] 07[理学] 0708[理学-地球物理学] 0704[理学-天文学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 91855207 and 41688103) the Strategic Priority Research Program (A) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA20070302) the independent project of the State Key Laboratory of the Lithospheric Evolution, IGGCAS (Grant No. SKLZ201704-11712180) 

主　　题：Driving forces for plate motion,Negative buoyancy of plates Subduction tectonics Plume tectonics 

摘      要：Plate tectonics describes the horizontal motions of lithospheric plates,the Earths outer shell,and interactions among them across the Earths surface.Since the establishment of the theory of plate tectonics about half a century ago,considerable debates have remained regarding the driving forces for plate motion.The earlyBottom upview,i.e.,the convecting mantledriven mechanism,states that mantle plumes originating from the core-mantle boundary act at the base of plates,accelerating continental breakup and driving plate motion.Toward the present,however,theTop downidea is more widely accepted,according to which the negative buoyancy of oceanic plates is the dominant driving force for plate motion,and the subducting slabs control surface tectonics and mantle convection.In this regard,plate tectonics is also known as subduction tectonics.Top downtectonics has received wide supports from numerous geological and geophysical observations.On the other hand,recent studies indicate that the acceleration/deceleration of individual plates over the million-year timescale may reflect the effects of mantle plumes.It is also suggested that surface uplift and subsidence within stable cratonic areas are correlated with plumerelated magmatic activities over the hundred-million-year timescale.On the global scale,the cyclical supercontinent assembly and breakup seem to be coupled with superplume activities during the past two billion years.These correlations over various spatial and temporal scales indicate the close relationship and intensive interactions between plate tectonics and plume tectonics throughout the history of the Earth and the considerable influence of plumes on plate motion.Indeed,we can acquire a comprehensive understanding of the driving forces for plate motion and operation mechanism of the Earth s dynamic system only through joint analyses and integrated studies on plate tectonics and plume tectonics.