seafloor spreading
101Geology of Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… …
102DSV Alvin — ALVIN redirects here. For other uses, see Alvin. Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. Alvin (DSV 2) is a manned deep ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole… …
103Physical oceanography — World ocean bathymetry. Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters. Physical oceanography is one of several sub domains into… …
104Deep Sea Drilling Program — Glomar Challenger The Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) was an ocean drilling project operated from 1968 to 1983. The program was considered to be successful as evidenced by the data and publications that have resulted from it and is now supported …
105Outer trench swell — The outer trench swell, outer trench high, or outer rise is a subtle ridge on the seafloor near an oceanic trench, where a descending plate begins to flex and fault in preparation for its descent into the mantle at a subduction zone. The… …
106North Atlantic Igneous Province — The North Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP) is a large igneous province estimated to be at least 1.3×106 km2 in area and 6.6×106 km3 in volume.[1] Geographically, the NAIP makes up all of the North Atlantic Ocean as well as the Paleocene and… …
107Divergenz (Geologie) — Plattentektonik: Tektonische Platten mit Kontinenten Die Bewegungen der Platten. Informationen über die Richtungen und Geschwindigkeiten der Drift wer …
108Epeirophorese — Plattentektonik: Tektonische Platten mit Kontinenten Die Bewegungen der Platten. Informationen über die Richtungen und Geschwindigkeiten der Drift wer …
109Kontinentalscholle — Plattentektonik: Tektonische Platten mit Kontinenten Die Bewegungen der Platten. Informationen über die Richtungen und Geschwindigkeiten der Drift wer …
110Konvergenz (Tektonik) — Plattentektonik: Tektonische Platten mit Kontinenten Die Bewegungen der Platten. Informationen über die Richtungen und Geschwindigkeiten der Drift wer …
