The Internal Structure of the Clipperton Fracture Zone

这是对Clipperton变换断层的详细检查，该断层是中快速扩张洋中脊的主要变换偏移。这项研究将使用海底地震仪和密集的震源阵列，再加上重力和水深测量，来确定断裂带和邻近海底的三维结构。本文将研究以下问题：(1)变换断层附近的地壳结构如何变化？(2)变换板块边界本身强制测深下的深部构造是什么？(3)脊-变交汇过程是否改变了变换板块边界带的结构？(4)在构造转换的南北两侧，沿构造脊形成的地壳的性质是什么？

9302184 McClain This is a detailed examination of the Clipperton transform fault, a major transform offset of an intermediate-to-fast spreading mid-ocean ridge. The study will employ ocean bottom seismometers and a dense array of sources, together with gravity and bathymetric measurements, to determine the three-dimensional structure of the fracture zone and adjacent seafloor. The following questions will be addressed: (1) How does the crustal structure change in proximity to the transform fault? (2) What is the deep structure under the compels bathymetry of the transform plate boundary itself? (3) Do ridge-transform intersection processes alter the structure of the transform plate boundary zone? (4) What is the nature of the crust being generated along the ridges to the north and south of the transform?