Influence of ridge migration and proximity to hot spots on the morphology of slow- and intermediate-spreading centers

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Supak, S ^a,b   Carbotte, S M ^b   MacDonald, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot spots; Magma supply; Ridge migration; Ridge morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749104550     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001387     Document Type: Article

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