Mid-Ocean Ridges: Mantle Convection and Formation of the Lithosphere

Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 867-880

  Ito, G ^a   Dunn, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

East Pacific Rise; Magma; Mantle convection; Mantle viscosity; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Mid ocean ridge; Oceanic crust; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649277179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012374473-9.00654-8     Document Type: Chapter

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