Seamount volcanism along the Gakkel Ridge, Arctic Ocean

• Main Author: Cochran, James R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Geophysics; Marine geophysics; Geomorphology; Seamounts; Mid-ocean ridges; Volcanism; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Greenland; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Gakkel Ridge
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-893z-cs08

The Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic Ocean is the slowest spreading portion of the global midocean ridge system. Total spreading rates vary from 12.8 mm yr−1 near Greenland to 6.5 mm yr−1 at the Siberian margin. Melting models predict a dramatic decrease in magma production and resulting crustal thickness...