On the compensation mechanism of the Walvis Ridge

Details On the compensation mechanism of the Walvis Ridge On the compensation mechanism of the Walvis Ridge

Jun 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980georl...7..477a&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 7, June 1980, p. 477-479.

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Atlantic Ocean, Depth Measurement, Geoids, Ocean Bottom, Oceanography, Water Depth, Anomalies, Bathymeters, Geos 3 Satellite, Radio Altimeters, Topography

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The broad topographic features associated with the Walvis Ridge in the south Atlantic Ocean have been found to correlate well with the geoid anomalies obtained from the direct determination of sea surface height by the GEOS 3 satellite. It is shown that the topography of the Walvis Ridge is compensated by a Pratt-type mechanism with a depth of compensation between 20 and 30 km. The results obtained from this study, together with the results of other researchers, indicate that a variety of seafloor features may be caused by density anomalies in the upper mantle.

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