Variations in amount and direction of seafloor spreading along the northeast Atlantic Ocean and resulting deformation of the continental margin of northwest Europe
International audience The NE Atlantic Ocean opened progressively between Greenland and NW Europe during the Cenozoic. Seafloor spreading occurred along three ridge systems: the Reykjanes Ridge south of Iceland, the Mohns Ridge north of the Jan Mayen Fracture Zone (JMFZ), and the Aegir and Kolbeinse...
Published in: | Tectonics |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2012
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Online Access: | https://insu.hal.science/insu-00756536 https://insu.hal.science/insu-00756536/document https://insu.hal.science/insu-00756536/file/le-breton-2012.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2011TC003087 |