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Distribution and origin of seamounts in the central Indian Ocean Basin

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Title Distribution and origin of seamounts in the central Indian Ocean Basin
 
Creator Das, P.
Iyer, S.D.
Kodagali, V.N.
Krishna, K.S.
 
Subject seamounts
seamount chains
fracture zones
geomorphology
ocean floor
 
Description Approximately 200 seamounts of different dimensions have been identified, from multibeam bathymetry maps of the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) (9 degrees S to 16 degrees S and 72 degrees E to 80 degrees E), of which 61% form eight chains that trend N-S. The seamounts are clustered above and below 12 degrees S latitude. Area 2 (9 degrees-12 degrees S) shows a concentration of smaller seamounts (less than or equal to 400 m height), and area 1 (12 degrees-15 degrees S) has a mixed population (including both less and more than 400 m height). Inspite of the differences in their height, the seamounts of these eight chains are morphologically (slope angle, flatness, basal width) corelatable. Furthermore, it is suggested that height-width ratio could be useful in identifying the style of seamount eruption. The seamount chains in the CIOB probably originated from propagative fractures and were produced between 61 and 52 Ma (chrons A26 to A23) as a result of the interaction between the conjugate crusts of the Central Indian and Southeast Indian Ridges during the Indo-Eurasian collision event
 
Date 2008-02-22T05:30:14Z
2008-02-22T05:30:14Z
2005
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Marine geodesy, Vol.28; 259-269p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/953
 
Language en
 
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Publisher Taylor and Francis