UW's Sims Receives NSF Grant to Study Construction of Mid-Ocean Ridges
August 02, 2023
August 02, 2023
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023:
Mid-ocean ridges represent regions of the planet where volcanic activity is generating fresh oceanic crust and submarine mountain chains -- known as axial volcanic ridges -- as two tectonic plates spread apart. Seventy-five percent of Earth's magmatic activity happens at mid-ocean ridges.
Despite the importance of mid-ocean ridges, many essential details of . . .
Mid-ocean ridges represent regions of the planet where volcanic activity is generating fresh oceanic crust and submarine mountain chains -- known as axial volcanic ridges -- as two tectonic plates spread apart. Seventy-five percent of Earth's magmatic activity happens at mid-ocean ridges.
Despite the importance of mid-ocean ridges, many essential details of . . .