Seismic structure and indicators of magma budget along the Southern East Pacific Rise

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 27319-27340

  Hooft, Emilie E E ^a,b   Detrick, Robert S ^a   Kent, Graham M ^a,c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DEPTH; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MAGMA BUDGET; MID OCEAN RIDGE; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0031463176     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02349     Document Type: Article

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