Project Leader:
Dr. Suzanne Carbotte
Earth Institute Contact: Dr. Suzanne Carbotte
Locations: Pacific Ocean
Description:
This project is an integrated multichannel seismic investigation of the intermediate-spreading Juan de Fuca Ridge. The primary goals are: (1) to determine the location, size and physical properties of crustal magma bodies along the ridge and relate these properties to the recent eruptive history of the ridge, (2) to measure the variation in velocity and thickness of the indicators of magmatic state, and (3) to characterize the alteration history of the upper crust as a function of sedimentation history, crustal age and basement relief.
EI Unit:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
Cross Cutting Themes:
Hazards and Risk
Core Disciplines:
Earth Sciences
Project Web Site:
http://www.marine-geo.org
Collaborating Institutions:
University of California at San Diego; Scripps Institute of Oceanography; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Funding Agency:
National Science Foundation
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