Ocean Morphology

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Sea Floor Morphology Submarine Canyons

Transcript of Ocean Morphology

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Sea Floor MorphologySubmarine Canyons

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Sea Floor MorphologySubmarine Canyons

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Sea Floor MorphologySubmarine Canyons

Mosher, et al., 2004

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Sea Floor MorphologyThe Continental Rise

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Sea Floor MorphologyThe Abyssal Plain

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Sea Floor MorphologyPelagic Sedimentation

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Sea Floor MorphologyPelagic Sedimentation

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Morphological FeaturesReefs and Atolls

Bora-Bora

Fringing Reefs

Barrier Reefs

Atolls

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Morphological FeaturesGuyots and Seamounts

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Morphological FeaturesGuyots and Seamounts

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Fracture Zones

Trenches

Continental Margin Classification

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge Features

Rift Valley

Pillow Basalts

Gabbro Dikes

Axial Volcanoes

Hydrothermal Vents

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge:Rift Valley

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge: Pillow Basalts

Wadi Jizzi, OmanB. Parsons

NOAA

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge: Gabbro Dikes

Sheeted Gabbro DikesZabyah, Oman

B. Parsons

Wilson, et al., 2002

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge: Axial Volcanos

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institutehttp://www.mbari.org/data/mapping/seamounts/default.htm

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge:Hydrothermal Vents

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge: Fracture Zones

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge: Fracture Zones

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorTrenches

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorTrenches

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorCrustal Recycling

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorCrustal Recycling

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorClassification of Continental Margins

Passive Margin

Active Margin

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorPassive Continental Margins

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorPassive Continental Margins

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorActive Continental Margins