Bathymetric Comparison of Three Mid-Ocean Ridge Areas with Slow-Spreading Characteristics

摘要

The Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse (TAG) and adjacent sections of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR), the French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study (FAMOUS) area of the MAR, and the northern and central Gorda Ridge all possess slow-spreading characteristics, although not all have slow-spreading rates (half-rate