Hydroacoustic events located at the intersection of the Atlantis (30°N) and Kane (23°40′N) transform faults with the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Williams, Clare M ^a   Stephen, Ralph A ^a   Smith, Deborah K ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantis transform fault; Earthquake; Hydroacoustic wave; Kane transform fault; Mid atlantic ridge; Ocean acoustics

Indexed keywords

EID: 64849099674     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001127     Document Type: Article

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