Segmentation of mid-ocean ridges
Nature
By: Hans Schouten, Kim D. Klitgord, and J.A. Whitehead
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Abstract
Studies of mid-ocean ridges in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans show that the volcanism that forms the oceanic crust along the spreading-plate boundaries is concentrated at regular intervals related to spreading rate. This observation and a new calculation for a Rayleigh-Taylor type of gravitational instability of a partially molten mantle region growing under spreading centres yield reasonable estimates of upper mantle viscosities.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Segmentation of mid-ocean ridges |
| Series title | Nature |
| DOI | 10.1038/317225a0 |
| Volume | 317 |
| Issue | 6034 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Nature |
| First page | 225 |
| Last page | 229 |
| Other Geospatial | Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean |