Magmato-tectonic cyclicity at the ultra-slow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge: Evidence from variations of axial volcanic ridge morphology and abyssal hills pattern

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Mendel, V ^a   Sauter, D ^a   Rommevaux Jestin, C ^b   Patriat, P ^b   Lefebvre, F ^b   Parson, L M ^c  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abyssal hills; Axial volcanic ridge; M tectonic cycle; Side scan sonar; Southwest Indian Ridge

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144393916     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000417     Document Type: Article

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