Compaction control of melt distribution at fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 41-1-41-4

  Henstock, Timothy J ^a   Sleewaegen, S ^b   Lorrain, R ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Hospital of Bruxelles   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; VELOCITY;

MID OCEAN RIDGES;

GEOPHYSICS;

COMPACTION; MELT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MODELING; OCEANIC CRUST; SPREADING CENTER;

EID: 0036555094     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013755     Document Type: Article

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