Propagation of a melting anomaly along the ultraslow Southwest Indian Ridge between 46°E and 52°20′E: Interaction with the Crozet hotspot?

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 687-699

  Sauter, Daniel ^a   Cannat, Mathilde ^a   Meyzen, Christine ^a   Bezos, Antoine ^a   Patriat, Philippe ^a   Humler, Eric ^a   Debayle, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Hotspots; Indian Ocean; Magnetic anomalies: modelling and interpretation; Mid ocean ridge processes

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; HOT SPOT; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MODELING; PARTIAL MELTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 70350396931     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04308.x     Document Type: Article

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