A Neogene Chronology of Iceland Plume Activity from V-Shaped Ridges

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Poore, H. R., White, N. J., Jones, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2009
• Subjects: 02 - Geodynamics; Geophysics and Tectonics; Greenland; Reykjanes; Greenland-Scotland Ridge; Iceland; North Atlantic Deep Water; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/874/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/874/1/Poore_White_Jones_ESPL_2009.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2009.02.028

The V-shaped ridges, which straddle the mid-oceanic ridges on either side of Iceland, are recognized as a window into transient convective circulation of the mantle. The geometry of these ridges places important constraints on the nature of asthenospheric flow within the head of the Icelandic plume....