CAYSEIS - magma-starved oceanic crustal accretion and transform margin formation in the Cayman Trough revealed by seismic and seismological data - Cruise No. M115 - April 1 - April 28, 2015 - Kingston (Jamaica) - Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)
About 57% of the Earth's outer surface is oceanic crust and new ocean floor is continuously created along the 55,000-60,000 km long mid-ocean ridge (MOR) system. About 25% of MORs spread at an ultra-slow spreading rate of < 20 mm/yr. Most ultra-slow spreading ridges occur in areas of the wor...
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DFG-Senatskommission für Ozeanographie
2016
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.2312/cr_m115 https://www.tib.eu/suchen/id/awi:b99d82040bd8d789ebfacb662bef633fc7b32c92 |