Segmentation of mid-ocean ridges attributed to oblique mantle divergence
VanderBeek, B.P.; Toomey, D.R.; Hooft, E.E.E.; Wilcock, W.S.D. (2016). Segmentation of mid-ocean ridges attributed to oblique mantle divergence. Nature Geoscience 9(8): 636-642. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2745
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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- VanderBeek, B.P.
- Toomey, D.R.
- Hooft, E.E.E.
- Wilcock, W.S.D.
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| Abstract |
Mantle flow beneath mid-ocean ridges was thought to respond passively to plate motions. Analysis of seismic data from ridges reveals a skew between the directions of plate motion and mantle flow, implying mantle flow may stress the plates. |
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