In this edition of Minds over Methods, Aurore Sibrant, postdoc at Bretagne Occidentale University (France) explains how she studies the shape of oceanic ridges, and which parameters are thought to control this shape. By using laboratory experiments combined with observations from nature, she gives new insights into how spreading rates and lithosphere thickness influence the development of oceanic ...[Read More]
Minds over Methods: What controls the shape of oceanic ridges?
Bathymetry of an oceanic ridge. Credit: Ryan et al., 2009