Contribution of volcanism and tectonism to axial and flank morphology of the southern East Pacific Rise, 17°10′-170°0′S, from a study of layer 2A geometry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B5, 1997, Pages 10165-10184

  Carbotte, Suzanne M ^a   Mutter, John C ^a   Xu, Liqing ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; RIDGE MORPHOLOGY; SEISMIC LAYER 2A; TECTONICS; VOLCANISM;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0031466321     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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