Mid-ocean ridge tectonics
I am interested in physical processes that govern the morphology and dynamics of the "newly-born" oceanic crust at the mid-ocean ridges. Here are some of my recent projects:
- Lateral propagation and freezing of dikes at slow spreading mid-ocean ridges, with implications for small-scale ridge segmentatioin
- Emplacement of magma sills at fast spreading ridges: One possible mechanism for off-axis eruptions and faulting