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Sea Floor Morphology Submarine Canyons

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 Morphology Submarine Canyons

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  1. Sea Floor MorphologySubmarine Canyons

  2. Sea Floor MorphologySubmarine Canyons

  3. Sea Floor MorphologySubmarine Canyons Mosher, et al., 2004

  4. Sea Floor MorphologyThe Continental Rise

  5. Sea Floor MorphologyThe Abyssal Plain

  6. Sea Floor MorphologyPelagic Sedimentation

  7. Sea Floor MorphologyPelagic Sedimentation

  8. Morphological FeaturesReefs and Atolls • Fringing Reefs • Barrier Reefs • Atolls Bora-Bora

  9. Morphological FeaturesGuyots and Seamounts

  10. Morphological FeaturesGuyots and Seamounts

  11. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor • Mid-Ocean Ridge • Fracture Zones • Trenches • Continental Margin Classification

  12. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge

  13. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge

  14. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge Features • Rift Valley • Pillow Basalts • Gabbro Dikes • Axial Volcanoes • Hydrothermal Vents

  15. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor Mid-Ocean Ridge:Rift Valley

  16. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor Mid-Ocean Ridge: Pillow Basalts NOAA Wadi Jizzi, Oman B. Parsons

  17. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor Mid-Ocean Ridge: Gabbro Dikes Sheeted Gabbro Dikes Zabyah, Oman B. Parsons Wilson, et al., 2002

  18. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorMid-Ocean Ridge: Axial Volcanos Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute http://www.mbari.org/data/mapping/seamounts/default.htm

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

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

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

  22. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorTrenches

  23. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorTrenches

  24. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorCrustal Recycling

  25. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorCrustal Recycling

  26. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorClassification of Continental Margins • Passive Margin • Active Margin

  27. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorPassive Continental Margins

  28. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorPassive Continental Margins

  29. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean FloorActive Continental Margins

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