Gulf of California (2008)

Gulf of California (2008)

The Gulf of California has been selected as one of two MARGINS focus sites for the study of rifting of continental lithosphere. The Gulf is particularly well suited to a large-scale study of rift processes, because it is actively rifting, contains clear rift segments that will enable reconstruction of the entire rift-drift history across unambiguous conjugate margins, has a reasonably well understood geologic and tectonic history, shows along-strike variations in extensional style, and is logistically accessible.
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Year: 2008
Details: MARGINS Focus Site
Media Type: Map
Data Type: Bathymetry
Device Type: Sonar:Multibeam
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Investigator: MGDS
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