The Azores plume influence on the SASC-Great Meteor and MAR: the importance for the Portuguese Extension of the Continental Shelf Project (PECSP)

• Main Authors: Pinto Ribeiro, Luísa, Madureira, Pedro, Hildenbrand, Anthony, Martins, Sofia, Mata, João
• Format: Lecture
• Language: English
• Published: EGU 2017
• Subjects: Azores Plume; Southern Azores Seamount Chain; Continental Shelf; Hayes; Jenner; Meteor Seamount; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Nubian; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/22286

The Southern Azores Seamount Chain (SASC) is a group of large seamounts located south of the Azores Plateau and east of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) and part of the natural prolongation of the Azores land mass. The SASC, including the Great Meteor Seamount (aprox. 1000km south of São Miguel), is roo...