Intraplate Seamounts as a Window into Deep Earth Processes

Seamounts are windows into the deep Earth that are helping to elucidate various deep Earth processes. For example, thermal and mechanical properties of oceanic lithosphere can be deter-mined from the flexing of oceanic crust caused by the growth of seamounts on top of it. Seamount trails also are ex...

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Main Authors: Anthony A.P. Koppers, Anthony B. Watts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2010-03-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/23_1/23-1_koppers1.pdf