Asymmetric mantle dynamics in the MELT region of the East Pacific Rise

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 200, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 287-295

  Toomey, D R ^a   Wilcock, W S D ^b   Conder, J A ^c   Forsyth, D W ^c   Blundy, J D ^d   Parmentier, E M ^c   Hammond, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthenosphere; East Pacific Rise; Hot spots; Mantle convection; Mid ocean ridges; Superswells

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; HOT SPOT; MANTLE PROCESS; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PLATE MOTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036303245     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00655-6     Document Type: Article

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