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Goslin & Aslanian 1992

Goslin, J. and Aslanian, D. (1992). Asymmetry of the mantle structure beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Geophysical Research Letters 19: doi: 10.1029/92GL00918. issn: 0094-8276.

Altimetry data from repetitive orbits of the GEOSAT satellite are interpreted together with sea-floor depths over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, South of Iceland and South of the Azores. Geoid/Topography ratios indicate a strong asymmetry of the upper mantle structure in oceanic areas created since 35 My, extending several hundreds kilometers from Iceland to the Azores. A model including interaction between the MAR and two layers of mantle convection seems adequate to produce the observed asymmetry. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1992

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Keywords
Marine Geology and Geophysics, Midocean ridge processes, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Gravity, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Plate tectonics, Tectonophysics, Dynamics of the lithosphere and mantle

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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