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Research Article| October 01, 2008 Space geodetic test of kinematic models for the Indo-Australian composite plate Richard G. Gordon; Richard G. Gordon * 11Department of Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA *E-mail: rgg@rice.edu. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Donald F. Argus; Donald F. Argus 22Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jean-Yves Royer Jean-Yves Royer 33Université Européenne de Bretagne à Brest, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Domaines Océaniques, 29280 Plouzané, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Richard G. Gordon * 11Department of Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Donald F. Argus 22Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Jean-Yves Royer 33Université Européenne de Bretagne à Brest, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Domaines Océaniques, 29280 Plouzané, France *E-mail: rgg@rice.edu. Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 23 May 2008 Revision Received: 03 Jul 2008 Accepted: 16 Jul 2008 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2008 Geological Society of America Geology (2008) 36 (10): 827–830. https://doi.org/10.1130/G25089A.1 Article history Received: 23 May 2008 Revision Received: 03 Jul 2008 Accepted: 16 Jul 2008 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Richard G. Gordon, Donald F. Argus, Jean-Yves Royer; Space geodetic test of kinematic models for the Indo-Australian composite plate. Geology 2008;; 36 (10): 827–830. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G25089A.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The existence of a distinct Capricorn component plate within the composite Indo-Australian plate has previously been questioned. If there is no Capricorn plate, the global positioning system site at Bangalore (on the Indian plate) is predicted to move relative to the Australian plate at a velocity of 10 mm yr−1. If there is a distinct Capricorn plate, Bangalore is predicted to move relative to the Australian plate at a velocity of 17 mm yr−1. Space geodetic data from Australia and India are accurate enough to provide quantitative tests of this prediction and to discriminate between alternative composite plate models. The data best fit a composite plate model that assumes the existence of a distinct Capricorn component plate moving relative to both the Indian and Australian component plates. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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