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: Ross Sea; West Antarctica; Victoria Land; Adare; Adare Basin; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510794/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510794/1/Davey_et_al-2016-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2016GL069087

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...