Fossil hot spot-ridge interaction in the Musicians Seamount Province: Geophysical investigations of hot spot volcanism at volcanic elongated ridges

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Kopp, H ^a   Kopp, C ^a   Morgan, J Phipps ^a   Flueh, E R ^a   Weinrebe, W ^a   Morgan, W J ^b  

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

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hotspot ridge interaction; Seismic tomography; Volcanic elongated ridges

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; HOT SPOT; SEAMOUNT; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SUBMARINE RIDGE; VOLCANISM;

MUSICIANS SEAMOUNT PROVINCE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037828306     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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