Central anomaly magnetization high documentation of crustal accretion along the east pacific rise (9°55′-9 deg;25′N)

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Williams, Clare M ^a,b   Tivey, Maurice A ^a   Schouten, Hans ^a   Fornari, Daniel J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East Pacific Rise; Magnetic anomalies; Magnetic source layer; Mid ocean ridges; Volcanic processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651135488     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001611     Document Type: Article

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