Crustal accretion at the Reykjanes Ridge, 61°–62°N

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: Smallwood, John R., White, Robert S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU 1998
• Subjects: 02 - Geodynamics; Geophysics and Tectonics; Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1894/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1894/1/Smallwood_rs_white_jgr_103.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/97JB03387

We report results of a seismic, gravity, and magnetic survey of the Reykjanes Ridge spreading center at 61°–62°N, about 600 km from the center of the Iceland mantle plume. Anomalously shallow water on the ridge crest enabled us to record seismic refractions on a 2.4 km hydrophone streamer. The veloc...