Global gravity, bathymetry, and the distribution of submarine volcanism through space and time

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Watts, A B ^a   Sandwell, D T ^b   Smith, W H F ^c   Wessel, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CRETACEOUS; ECHO SOUNDER; GRAVITY ANOMALY; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; OCEANIC CRUST; SEAFLOOR; SEAMOUNT; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANISM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (NORTHEAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33846689647     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004083     Document Type: Article

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