Marine electromagnetic studies of seafloor resources and tectonics

K Key - Surveys in geophysics, 2012 - Springer
The past decade has been a period of rapid growth for marine electromagnetic (EM)
methods, predominantly due to the industrial adoption and promotion of EM as a valuable …

[BOK][B] Global tectonics

P Kearey, KA Klepeis, FJ Vine - 2009 - books.google.com
The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

Reykjanes Ridge evolution: Effects of plate kinematics, small-scale upper mantle convection and a regional mantle gradient

F Martinez, R Hey, Á Höskuldsson - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Reykjanes Ridge is a key setting to study plate boundary processes overlaid
on a regional mantle melting anomaly. The ridge originated as one arm of a ridge-ridge …

Use of marine controlled‐source electromagnetic sounding for sub‐basalt exploration

L MacGregor, M Sinha - Geophysical Prospecting, 2000 - earthdoc.org
The problem of imaging sedimentary structure obscured by high‐velocity layers, such as
carbonate, basalt or salt, using conventional seismic techniques is well known. When this …

The significance of plagioclase textures in mid-ocean ridge basalt (Gakkel Ridge, Arctic Ocean)

EN Bennett, CJ Lissenberg, KV Cashman - Contributions to Mineralogy …, 2019 - Springer
Textures and compositions of minerals can be used to infer the physiochemical conditions
present within magmatic systems. Given that plagioclase is an abundant phase in many …

1.11 crust and lithospheric structure–global crustal structure

WD Mooney - Seismology and Structure of the Earth: Treatise on …, 2010 - books.google.com
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Tectonic and magmatic segmentation of the Global Ocean Ridge System: A synthesis of observations

SM Carbotte, DK Smith, M Cannat… - … Society, London, Special …, 2016 - lyellcollection.org
Mid-ocean ridges display tectonic segmentation defined by discontinuities of the axial zone,
and geophysical and geochemical observations suggest segmentation of the underlying …

Electrical resistivity structure of the Valu Fa Ridge, Lau Basin, from marine controlled‐source electromagnetic sounding

L MacGregor, M Sinha… - Geophysical Journal …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
In December 1995 we carried out a comprehensive controlled‐source electromagnetic
survey of the Valu Fa Ridge at 22° 25′ S in the Lau Basin. The Valu Fa Ridge is a back‐arc …

Beyond spreading rate: Controls on the thermal regime of mid-ocean ridges

J Chen, JA Olive, M Cannat - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The thermal state of mid-ocean ridges exerts a crucial modulation on seafloor spreading
processes that shape~ 2/3 of our planet's surface. Standard thermal models treat the ridge …

[HTML][HTML] Geophysical characterisation of the ocean–continent transition at magma-poor rifted margins

TA Minshull - Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 2009 - Elsevier
Geophysical characterisation of the ocean–continent transition (OCT) at magma-poor rifted
margins has focused primarily on the determination of P wave velocities using wide-angle …