An examination of along-axis variation of magma chamber width and crustal structure on the East Pacific Rise between 13°30′N and 12°20′N

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue B12, 1998, Pages 30451-30467

  Babcock, Jeffrey M ^a   Harding, Alistair J ^a   Kent, Graham M ^a   Orcutt, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGMA CHAMBER; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032506760     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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