Eric
'Think' doesn't seem to me very scientific.
There IS an asymmetry. East facing subduction zones (western Pacific,
Caribbean, Scotia) seem to have a tendency to migrate outwards
('roll-back'). West facing zones (Pacific coasts of the Americas) seem to
be locked to their continental margins. First working hypothesis would be
that the asymmetry in the Earth's rotation (it goes one way, not the other)
has something to do with it.
John
At 03:07 PM 01/06/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Brian,
> I don't think that the plates are directly affected by the earth's
>rotation as you state.
>eric
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