An ancient seafloor spreading slowdown may have slashed sea levels
This reduction, mostly resulting from a global slowdown in seafloor spreading, caused ocean basins to deepen. In the new work ...
Nature6 年
Seafloor carbon
In this web focus we highlight the prevalence and diversity of seabed carbon sources. The sea floor is emerging as a source of carbon to the overlying ocean. Scientific exploration of the sea bed ...
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Significant Sea-Level Changes Causing Changes in Ocean Chemistry Surprises Researchers
The study utilized math and models to understand how the 'area ... Researchers also think the sea level's plummeting and the ...
PBS3 个月
Magnetic bands provide evidence of sea-floor spreading
It confirmed sea-floor spreading as hypothesized by Hess, and thus "continental drift," originally proposed by Alfred Wegener back in 1912. It convinced many that plate tectonics was the best ...