Gravity anomalies of the ridge-transform system in the South Atlantic between 31 and 34.5° S: Upwelling centers and variations in crustal thickness

Marine Geophysical Researches

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 1988, Pages 205-232

  Kuo, Ban Yuan ^a   Forsyth, Donald W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal thickness; Gravity anomalies; Mantle upwelling; Ridge transform system

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MANTLE UPWELLING; MID OCEAN RIDGE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

ATLANTIC(SOUTH), MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 0024220331     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: 15730581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00310065     Document Type: Article

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