Mantle deformation during slow seafloor spreading constrained by observations of seismic anisotropy in the western Atlantic
Authors:
- James B. GahertyJGJames B. Gaherty
- Daniel LizarraldeDLDaniel Lizarralde
- John A. CollinsJCJohn A. Collins
- Greg HirthGHGreg Hirth
- Sangmyung KimSKSangmyung Kim
- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
- Vol. 228 (3-4) , 255-265
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Funding Information
- National Science Foundation (OCE-0002417, OCE-0002674)
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