Viscosity of the Atlantic Ocean Bottom

Two profiles across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were analyzed to determine viscosity values. Viscous creeping of bottom features due to gravitational stress was assumed, as was sea floor spreading at a rate of 2 centimeters per year. Values obtained agreed well with previous results obtained on the Fenno...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Cramer, Chris H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1970
Subjects:
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Fennoscandian
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.167.3921.1123
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.167.3921.1123
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Summary:Two profiles across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were analyzed to determine viscosity values. Viscous creeping of bottom features due to gravitational stress was assumed, as was sea floor spreading at a rate of 2 centimeters per year. Values obtained agreed well with previous results obtained on the Fennoscandian Uplift, despite great differences in the horizontal dimensions of the bottom relief.

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