The Reykjanes Ridge between 63°10′N and Iceland

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-86

  Höskuldsson, Ármann ^a   Hey, Richard ^b   Kjartansson, Einar ^c   Gudmundsson, Gunnar B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^d ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Mid ocean ridges; Multibeam; Reykjanes; Submarine volcanism

Indexed keywords

GRABEN; HYALOCLASTITE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMICITY; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ICELAND; REYKJANES RIDGE;

EID: 33845974886     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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