Crustal structure beneath Discovery Bank in the Scotia Sea from group velocity tomography and seismic reflection data.

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: VUAN A., LODOLO E., SAULI C., PANZA, GIULIANO
• Other Authors: Vuan, A., Lodolo, E., Panza, Giuliano, Sauli, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: continental crust; multichannel seismic profile; South Scotia Ridge; surface wave tomography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Scotia Sea; Herdman; Discovery Bank; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11368/1698575; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002488

The Bruce, Discovery, Herdman and Jane banks, all located along the central-eastern part of the South Scotia Ridge, represent isolated topographic highs, surrounded by young oceanic crust (~5–23 Ma), whose petrological and structural nature is still the subject of speculation due to the lack of rele...