Morphology and tectonics of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 7°-12°S

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Bruguier, N J ^a   Minshull, T A ^b   Brozena, J M ^c  

^a PEMBROKE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Gravity anomalies; Mid ocean ridge; South Atlantic; Swath bathymetry

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 0037593590     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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