Near-ridge seamount chains in the northeastern Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B7, 2000, Pages 16541-16561

  Clague, David A ^a   Reynolds, Jennifer R ^a   Davis, Alicé S ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAVA FLOW; SEAMOUNT; VOLCANISM;

(NORTHEAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034631622     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900082     Document Type: Article

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