FUJI Dome: A large detachment fault near 64°E on the very slow-spreading southwest Indian Ridge

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Searle, R C ^a   Cannat, M ^b   Fujioka, K ^c   Mevel C ^b   Fujimoto, H ^d   Bralee, A ^a,e   Parson, L ^f  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^f NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detachment; Gravity; Magnetic; Southwest indian ridge; Submersible

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644500575     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000519     Document Type: Article

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