俯衝極性反轉
俯衝極性反轉（英語：subducation polarity reversal） 是指在會聚邊界，兩個板塊互換角色的地質過程：即上覆板塊成為下降板塊，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]等地皆報道有俯衝極性反轉地質過程。
俯衝極性反轉的成因是當兩大洋板塊碰撞時發生，密度較高的大洋板塊往下俯衝，另一塊則覆蓋在下降的板塊之上。 如果俯衝的大洋板塊上帶有大陸地殼，當大陸地殼邊緣被俯衝板塊帶到俯衝帶時，因大陸地殼質輕具浮力，不能向下俯衝，就造成板塊的俯衝變得更慢，甚至可能停止後再進行俯衝極性反轉[4][5].
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