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Sea Floor Morphology Submarine Canyons. Sea Floor Morphology Submarine Canyons. Sea Floor Morphology Submarine Canyons. Mosher, et al., 2004. Sea Floor Morphology The Continental Rise. Sea Floor Morphology The Abyssal Plain. Sea Floor Morphology Pelagic Sedimentation.
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Sea Floor MorphologySubmarine Canyons Mosher, et al., 2004
Morphological FeaturesReefs and Atolls • Fringing Reefs • Barrier Reefs • Atolls Bora-Bora
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor • Mid-Ocean Ridge • Fracture Zones • Trenches • Continental Margin Classification
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge Features • Rift Valley • Pillow Basalts • Gabbro Dikes • Axial Volcanoes • Hydrothermal Vents
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor Mid-Ocean Ridge:Rift Valley
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor Mid-Ocean Ridge: Pillow Basalts NOAA Wadi Jizzi, Oman B. Parsons
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor Mid-Ocean Ridge: Gabbro Dikes Sheeted Gabbro Dikes Zabyah, Oman B. Parsons Wilson, et al., 2002
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge: Axial Volcanos Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute http://www.mbari.org/data/mapping/seamounts/default.htm
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge:Hydrothermal Vents
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge: Fracture Zones
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge: Fracture Zones
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorClassification of Continental Margins • Passive Margin • Active Margin
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorPassive Continental Margins
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorPassive Continental Margins
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorActive Continental Margins