NASA NTRS · 19930061376
The structure of mid-ocean ridges
Abstract
Recent research results on the structure of midocean ridges are reviewed. The new view of ridge-axis crustal structure obtained from high-resolution seismology is reviewed, emphasizing the variation of that structure with spreading rate and along-axis at a given spreading rate. Recent results on upper mantle structure beneath ridges are examined, including variations with seafloor age, indications from anisotropy for directions of mantle flow, and long-wavelength along-axis variations in structure and their implications for lateral heterogeneity in mantle temperature and composition.
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Solomon, Sean C., Toomey, Douglas R.. 1992-01-01. The structure of mid-ocean ridges. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930061376
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