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Oceanic crustal thickness versus spreading rate

Chen, Yongshun John·1992·Geophysical Research Letters

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A compilation of oceanic crustal thickness from seismic observations collected over the past two decades shows that the average crustal thickness, away from plateaus, is 6 km; no systematic increase of crustal thickness with spreading rate is observed. Instead, the data show large variations in crustal thickness at slow spreading ridges (3 – 8 km for half rates < 20 mm/yr) and small variations in thickness at fast rates (5 – 7 km for half rates > 30 mm/yr). The large variations at slow ridges and small variations at fast ridges are consistent with the results inferred from recent gravity studies of mid‐ocean ridges. Both data sets support the speculation of a transition from a 3‐D structure of crustal accretion at slow ridges to a 2‐D accretion pattern at fast ridges.

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Authors: Chen, Y. J.
Affiliations: Oregon State University (US)
Corresponding author: Chen, Yongshun John
ORCID: Chen, Yongshun John
Venue: Geophysical Research Letters
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Published: 1992-04-24
Volume: 19
Issue: 8
Pages: 753-756
ISSN: 0094-8276 (ISSN-L)
1944-8007
DOI: 10.1029/92gl00161
OpenAlex: W2092103829
Cited by: 213
References: 77
Citations by year: 2025: 3 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 6 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 16.06
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 7532 d)
Locations: Geophysical Research Letters (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geology › Geological and Geophysical Studies
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › earthquake and tectonic studies
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › High-pressure geophysics and materials
Keywords: oceanic crustal thickness, spreading rate, mid-ocean ridge, slow-spreading ridge, fast-spreading ridges, crustal accretion, gravity anomalies

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