Three-dimensional seismic refraction tomography of the crustal structure at the ION site on the Ninetyeast Ridge, Indian Ocean

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-184

  Schlindwein, Vera ^a   Bönnemann, Christian ^a   Reichert, Christian ^a   Grevemeyer, Ingo ^b   Flueh, Ernst ^c  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hotspot; Ninetyeast Ridge; Oceanic crust; Seismic refraction; Tomography; Volcanic structure

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HOT SPOT; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0037221869     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01838.x     Document Type: Article

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