Recent dueling propagation history at the fastest spreading center, the East Pacific Rise, 26°-32°S

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 18023-18041

  Korenaga, Jun ^a,c   Hey, Richard N ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DUELING RIDGE PROPAGATION; MID OCEAN RIDGE; SIDESCAN SONAR; SPREADING CENTRES; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0030439563     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00176     Document Type: Article

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