Volcanic eruptions on mid-ocean ridges: New evidence from the superfast spreading East Pacific Rise, 17°-19°S

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Sinton, John ^a   Bergmanis, Eric ^a   Rubin, Ken ^a   Batiza, Rodney ^a   Gregg, Tracy K P ^b   Grönvold, Karl ^c   Macdonald, Ken C ^d   White, Scott M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical heterogeneity; Erupted volume; Lava flow; Lava morphology; Side scan sonar

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LAVA FLOW; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SPREADING CENTER; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037054703     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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