A thin mantle transition zone beneath the equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Matthew Agius, Catherine A. Rychert, Nicholas Harmon, Saikiran Tharimena, J. M. Kendall
Topics & Concepts
GeologyTransition zoneSeafloor spreadingMantle (geology)Hotspot (geology)Mid-Atlantic RidgeClassification of discontinuitiesMid-ocean ridgeUpwellingMantle convectionRidgeGeophysicsMantle wedgeOcean surface topographySeismologyLow-velocity zoneSubductionOceanographyPaleontologyLithosphereTectonicsMathematicsMathematical analysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studies