Variable crustal structure along the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Influence of on-axis hot spots and absolute plate motions

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Carbotte, Suzanne M ^a   Nedimović, Mladen R ^a,b   Canales, Juan Pablo ^c   Kent, Graham M ^d   Harding, Alistair J ^d   Marjanović, Milena ^d  

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

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot spot; Juan de Fuca Ridge; Mid ocean ridges; Multichannel seismic

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249092021     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001922     Document Type: Article

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