Effect of the Galápagos hotspot on seafloor volcanism along the Galápagos Spreading Center (90.9-97.6°W)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 217, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 331-347

  Behn, Mark D ^a   Sinton, John M ^b   Detrick, Robert S ^c  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gal pagos Rift; Hotspots; Mid ocean ridges; Plume ridge interaction; Seamount; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SEAFLOOR; SEAMOUNT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPREADING CENTER; VOLCANISM;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642463843     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00611-3     Document Type: Article

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