Abstract：Plate tectonic models have developed successfully for a long time, but there are no generallyaccepted standard references on plate boundary locations worldwide. Peter Bird gives a model of present plate boundaries on the Earth in digital form, based on sources in the literature. The paper presents the PB2002 given by Peter Bird and his research method for this model and results briefly. The establishment of PB2002 refers hardly any geoscience research of Chinese scholars in Chinese regions. Considering the complexity of lithosphere motion in Chinese regions, there are several methods for dividing the plate boundary according to different hypothesis. In addition, considering that the plate boundary model are given in the form of smallscale maps or sketchs, the paper brings forward some thoughts on establishing plate boundary model in Chinese regions.
Zhang Xiguang,Li Jian,and He Shun. PLATE BOUNDARY MODEL PB2002 AND SOME THOUGHTS ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PLATE BOUNDARY MODEL IN CHINA[J]. jgg, 2009, 29(2): 61-65.
