Propagation of the Southwest Indian Ridge at the Rodrigues Triple Junction

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 553-567

  Sauter, Daniel ^a   Mendel, Véronique ^a   Rommevaux Jestin, Céline ^a   Patriat, Philippe ^b   Munschy, Marc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Rodrigues Triple Junction; Southwest Indian Ridge

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SPREADING CENTRE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; RODRIGUES TRIPLE JUNCTION; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 0031544167     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004313109111     Document Type: Article

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