Segmentation and morphotectonic variations of the Central Indian Ridge (21°10′S-22°25′S)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 20233-20256

  Sauter, Daniel ^a   Nafziger, Jean Michel ^a   Whitechurch, Hubert ^a,b   Munschy, Marc ^a  

^a URA 323 CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; SEA BEAM; SEGMENTATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

INDIAN OCEAN, CENTRAL INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 0030428223     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00884     Document Type: Article

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