Water-rich sublithospheric melt channel in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean

• Main Authors: Mehouachi, Fares, Singh, Satish C.
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Geodynamics; Seismology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143768
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary is the most extensive boundary on Earth, separating the mobile plate above from the convecting mantle below, but its nature remains a matter of debate. Using an ultra-deep seismic reflection technique, here we show a systematic seismic image of two deep reflect...