Asynchronous bends in Pacific seamount trails: A case for extensional volcanism?

Science

Volumn 307, Issue 5711, 2005, Pages 904-907

  Koppers, Anthony A P ^a   Staudigel, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; OCEANOGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

HAWAII-EMPEROR BEND (HEB); SEAMOUNT TRAILS; STATIONARY HOT SPOTS; TOKELAU SEAMOUNTS;

TECTONICS;

SEAMOUNT; VOLCANISM;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL; SURFACE SOIL; VOLCANO;

EID: 13644260831     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1107260     Document Type: Article

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23. We acknowledge funding from NSF Division of Ocean Sciences through grants NSF-OCE 9730394 and NSF-OCE 0002875. In particular, we express our appreciation of our long-term collaboration with R. A. Duncan and the use of his laboratory. This study was initiated through stimulating brainstorming with J. Phipps Morgan, and the dredging was supported by a group of superb shipmates, including K. Arbesman, J. Dodds, S. W. Herman, J. Konter, T. M. Lassak, J. Phipps Morgan, W. Sager, and R. Taylor. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of N5F.