Crustal structure beneath Discovery Bank in the Scotia Sea from group velocity tomography and seismic reflection data

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: VUAN, A., LODOLO, E., PANZA, G.F., SAULI, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2005
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Scotia Sea; South Scotia Ridge; Herdman; Discovery Bank; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102005002488; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102005002488

The Bruce, Discovery, Herdman and Jane banks, all located along the central-eastern part of the South Scotia Ridge, represent isolated topographic highs, surrounded by young oceanic crust (∼5–23 Ma), whose petrological and structural nature is still the subject of speculation due to the lack of rele...