Stochastic analysis of seafloor morphology on the flank of the Southeast Indian Ridge: The influence of ridge morphology on the formation of abyssal hills

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B7, 1997, Pages 15521-15534

  Goff, John A ^a   Ma, Ying ^b   Shah, Anjana ^c   Cochran, James R ^b   Sempéré, Jean Christophe ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL HILL; ABYSSAL HILLS; AXIAL MORPHOLOGY; MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; SEA FLOOR; SEAMOUNT; TOPOGRAPHY;

INDIAN OCEAN, SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 0031455852     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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