Understanding the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: A Comprehensive Program

x, 131 pp. The report of a special workshop held under the auspices of the Ocean Science Committee of the NAS-NRC Ocean Affairs Board, January 24-28, 1972. CONTENTS: Introduction: Vertical Structure of the Ridge; Possible Relation to Processes on Land; A Comprehensive View; Review of Present Knowledge and Current Hypotheses: Magmatism and Rocks of the Ridge; Motion at Depth; Driving Mechanism; The Stress Pattern; Seismic Structure; Gravity Interpretations; Evidence from Magnetic Anomalies; The Flow of Heat; Morphological Characteristics; Major Unsolved Problems and Methods of Solution: Tectonic Processes at the Ridge Crest; Sediments; Magmatism and Volcanism; Structure of Crust, Lithosphere, and Asthenosphere; Plate Kinematics and Kinetics; Iceland as a Part of the Ridge; Recommended Programs: High-Priority Field Projects; Laboratory and Theoretical Studies; New Technology; Recommended Advisory Group; Budget and Schedule; Appendix: Experimental Techniques; References.