Formation of Active Ocean Margins
Nasu, Noriyuki / Uyeda, Seiya / Kagami, Hideo / Kushiro, Ikuo / Kobayashi, Kazuo
The ocean floor spreading theory was proposed during 1961 and 62 by Robert Dietz and Harry Hess. This concept was a revolutionary one, and renewed the scientists thoughts on the dynamics of the ocean bottom. Then, for example, the coincidence of the Wadati-Benioff Zone with the subduction zone proposed by new concept was well understood. Further development of the ocean floor spreading theory was the proposal of new concept "plate tectonics" p...
