On the compensation mechanism of the Walvis Ridge.

Angevine, C. L. and Turcotte, D. L. (2012) On the compensation mechanism of the Walvis Ridge. Geophysical Research Letters, 7 (6). pp. 477-479. DOI 10.1029/GL007i006p00477.

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Abstract

The Walvis Ridge in the south Atlantic Ocean is correlated with the geoid anomalies obtained from the GEOS 3 satellite. It is shown that the correlation is best explained by Pratt compensation with a depth of compensation of twenty to thirty kilometers.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: Walvis Ridge, south Atlantic Ocean, compensation mechanism
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: AGU (American Geophysical Union)
Projects: Enrichment
Date Deposited: 28 Jul 2016 09:49
Last Modified: 28 Jul 2016 09:49
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33480

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