Plate Motion Calculator
http://interridge.org/pmc/plate_motion.html

Kensaku Tamaki, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo


This Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo website publishes interactive plate motion calculators based on three different models: NUVEL-1 Relative Plate Motion Model, NUVEL-1A Relative Plate Motion Model, and HS2-NUVEL1 Absolute Plate Motion Model. Visitors select plates from a drop down list, input latitude and longitude, and press a button to execute the calculation. The calculator returns the velocity and direction of the moving plate.

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This resource originally cataloged at:

DLESE

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Structural Geology, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Plate Tectonics