Morphotectonics, Volcanism and Hydrothermal Activity on the East Pacific Rise between 21°12′ S and 22°40′ S

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-317

  Krasnov, Sergey ^a   Poroshina, Irina ^a   Cherkashev, Georgiy ^a   Mikhalsky, Evgeniy ^a   Maslov, Mikhail ^b  

^a VNIIOKEANGEOLOGIA   (Russian Federation)

^b 'Sevmorgeologiya' Association   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Axial morphology; East Pacific Rise; Hydrothermal activity; Segmentation; Side scan sonar data; Sulfide deposits; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

AXIAL MORPHOLGY; AXIAL MORPHOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; VOLCANISM;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0031400732     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004237304068     Document Type: Article

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