Tectonics of the Ninetyeast Ridge derived from spreading records in adjacent oceanic basins and age constraints of the ridge

• Main Authors: Krishna, K.S., Abraham, H., Sager, W.W., Pringle, M.S., Frey, F., Rao, D.G., Levchenko, O.V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2012
• Subjects: ocean basins; tectonics; spreading centres; Antarctic; Indian; Kerguelen; Ner; The Antarctic; Wharton; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4058

Analysis of new and existing geophysical data for the Central Indian and Wharton Basins of the Indian Ocean were used to understand the formation and evolution of the Ninetyeast Ridge (NER), especially its relationship to the Kerguelen hot spot and the Wharton spreading ridge. Satellite gravity data...