俯冲极性反转

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俯冲极性反转(英語:subducation polarity reversal) 是指在会聚邊界,两个板块互换角色的地质过程:即上覆板块成为下降板块,反之亦然 [1]。例如蘇俄太平洋堪察加半島[2]、印度尼西亞韋塔島 [3]等地皆報道有俯冲极性反转地质过程。

俯冲极性反转的成因是当兩大洋板塊碰撞時發生,密度较高的大洋板块往下俯冲,另一块則覆盖在下降的板块之上。 如果俯冲的大洋板块上帶有大陆地壳,當大陆地壳邊緣被俯冲板块帶到俯冲帶時,因大陆地壳質輕具浮力,不能向下俯冲,就造成板块的俯冲变得更慢,甚至可能停止后再進行俯冲极性反转[4][5].

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