Spreading rate dependence of gravity anomalies along oceanic transform faults

Nature

Volumn 448, Issue 7150, 2007, Pages 183-187

  Gregg, Patricia M ^a   Lin, Jian ^b   Behn, Mark D ^b   Montési, Laurent G J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BOUGUER ANOMALY; BUOYANCY; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CRUSTAL THINNING; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; POROSITY; SERPENTINIZATION; TRANSFORM FAULT;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GRAVITY; OCEANIC REGIONS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34447518611     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05962     Document Type: Article

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