Electromagnetic, gravimetric and seismic measurements to investigate the Tristan da Cunha hot spot and its role in the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean (MARKE) - Cruise No. MSM24 - December 27, 2012 - January 21, 2013 - Walvis Bay (Namibia) - Cape Town (South Africa) ...
According to classical plume theory, the Tristan da Cunha hotspot is thought to have played a major role in the rifting of the South Atlantic margins and the creation of the aseismic Walvis Ridge by impinging at the base of the continental lithosphere shortly before or during the breakup of the Sout...
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DFG-Senatskommission für Ozeanographie
2014
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.2312/cr_msm24 https://www.tib.eu/suchen/id/awi:bbcf5c36e661555d78a550965c335d600a683ab8 |