Cronin, in Encyclopedia of Geology (Second Edition), 2021 Spatial Character of Plate BoundariesĪ plate boundary is a three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity (speed or direction) of motion of one lithospheric plate relative to the adjacent lithospheric plate. We conclude the chapter with a discussion by outlining important unresolved questions and future directions of tectonogeomorphic research along transform plate boundaries and strike–slip fault systems. In addition, new advances in remote sensing, geochronology, and tectonic geodesy are discussed as they pertain to better resolving patterns of deformation and landscape development along transform plate boundaries and strike–slip faults. Major tectonic regimes in a variety of geographic regions are examined to illustrate the variety and complexity of tectonic processes, landforms, and landscape development in these settings. The tectonic landforms associated with these tectonic settings are examined from the plate boundary scale to the regional and local scale to provide an understanding of the dynamics and the nature of landscape development along transform plate boundaries and strike–strike faults. This chapter reviews current knowledge on the tectonic geomorphology of transform plate boundaries and major strike–slip faults. ![]() Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 317, 13–29. ![]() ![]() The role of strike–slip fault systems at plate boundaries. Tectonic setting of major classes of transform faults.
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