Segmentation and morphotectonic variations along a super slow-spreading center: The Southwest Indian Ridge (57° E-70° E)

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 505-533

  Mendel, Véronique ^a   Sauter, Daniel ^a   Parson, Lindsay ^b   Vanney, Jean René ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Segmentation; Southwest Indian Ridge

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SEGMENTATION; SPREADING CENTRE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 0031544468     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004232506333     Document Type: Article

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