Treitel Ridge: A unique inside corner hogback on the west flank of extinct Aegir spreading ridge, Norway basin

Marine Geology

Volumn 267, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 86-100

  Vogt, P R ^b   Jung, W Y ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aegir Ridge; extinct spreading axis; Iceland hotspot; inside corner high; Norway Basin; plate boundary reorganization; Treitel Ridge; ultraslow spreading

Indexed keywords

AEGIR RIDGE; EXTINCT SPREADING AXIS; ICELAND HOTSPOT; INSIDE CORNER HIGH; NORWAY BASIN; PLATE BOUNDARY REORGANIZATION; TREITEL RIDGE; ULTRASLOW SPREADING;

SONAR; TECTONICS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; VOLCANOES;

BUILDINGS;

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HOT SPOT; KINEMATICS; MAGMA; MICROPLATE; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFT ZONE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; SPREADING CENTER; VOLCANISM;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREENLAND; ICELAND; LABRADOR SEA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 70350564904     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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