Synchronous oceanic spreading and continental rifting in West Antarctica

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Davey, F. J., Granot, R., Cande, S. C., Stock, J. M., Selvans, M., Ferraccioli, F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2016
• Subjects: Adare; Adare Basin; Ross Sea; Victoria Land; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/70364/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/70364/1/Davey_et_al-2016-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/70364/2/grl54560-sup-0001-SuppInfo.doc; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20160915-090411864

Magnetic anomalies associated with new ocean crust formation in the Adare Basin off north-western Ross Sea (43–26 Ma) can be traced directly into the Northern Basin that underlies the adjacent morphological continental shelf, implying a continuity in the emplacement of oceanic crust. Steep gravity g...