Bending as a mechanism for triggering off-axis volcanism on the East Pacific Rise

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-96

  Sohn, R A ^a   Sims, K W W ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abyssal hills; Bending; Lithosphere; Seamounts; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRESSES; LITHOSPHERE; VOLCANISM; VULNERABILITY;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACKS; MARINE RISERS; SEA LEVEL; TENSILE STRESS;

VOLCANOES;

BENDING; SEAMOUNT; STRESS CHANGE; TRIGGER MECHANISM; VOLCANISM;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 13944273389     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21116.1     Document Type: Article

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