Structural asymmetry of the TAG rift valley: Evidence from a near-bottom survey for episodic spreading

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3439-3442

  Kleinrock, Martin C ^a   Humphris, Susan E ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SONAR; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

CRUSTAL ACCRETION; SEA FLOOR SPREADING; SIDESCAN SONAR IMAGERY; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

TECTONICS; SONAR;

CRUSTAL ACCRETION; MID OCEAN RIDGE; RIFT VALLEY; RIFT VALLEYS; SEA FLOOR SPREADING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SIDESCAN SONAR; STRUCTURAL ASYMMETRY; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, TAG FIELD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; RIFT VALLEY; SIDESCAN SONAR IMAGERY; STRUCTURAL ASYMMETRY; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

EID: 0030292009     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL03073     Document Type: Article

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