A Mid-Ocean Ridge Thermal Model: Constra
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Morton, Janet L.; Sleep, Norman H.
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Article
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1985
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American Geophysical Union
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English
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The depth to the axial magma chamber at three oceanic spreading centers, as indicated by seismic reflection surveys, is greater than that predicted by conductive cooling thermal models of ridge crests. The additional cooling at the ridge axis is owed to the circulation of seawater through the shallo