Dependence of ridge-axis morphology on magma supply and spreading rate

Nature

Volumn 364, Issue 6439, 1993, Pages 706-708

  Phipps Morgan, Jason ^a   Ghen, Y John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL MORPHOLOGY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGMA SUPPLY; MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; SPREADING RATE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0027805395     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/364706a0     Document Type: Article

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