- ocean floor fracture zone
- 洋底断裂带
English-Chinese geology dictionary (英汉地质大词典). 2013.
ocean floor fracture zone
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fracture zone — Oceanog. a long, narrow rift on the ocean floor, separating areas of differing depth: where such a zone crosses a mid ocean ridge, it displaces the ridge by faulting. Cf. transform fault. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
fracture zone — Oceanog. a long, narrow rift on the ocean floor, separating areas of differing depth: where such a zone crosses a mid ocean ridge, it displaces the ridge by faulting. Cf. transform fault. [1960 65] … Useful english dictionary
Clipperton Fracture Zone — ▪ geological feature, Pacific Ocean submarine fracture zone, 4,500 miles (7,240 km) in length, defined by one of the major transform faults dissecting the northern part of the East Pacific Rise in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Discovered … Universalium
submarine fracture zone — Long, narrow, and mountainous submarine lineation that generally separates ocean floor ridges differing in depth by as much as 1 mi (1.6 km). The largest fracture zones, in the eastern Pacific, are more than 1,000 mi (1,600 km) long and 60–125 mi … Universalium
Clipperton Fracture Zone — Major Pacific trenches (1–10) and fracture zones (11–20). The Clipperton Fracture Zone is the nearly horizontal line No. 15 below the Clarion Fracture Zone (14), and the Middle America Trench is the deep blue line No. 9. The Clipperton Fracture… … Wikipedia
Clarion Fracture Zone — ▪ geological formation, United States submarine fracture zone, 3,200 miles (5,200 km) in length, defined by one of numerous transform faults traversing the northern part of the East Pacific Rise in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. It was… … Universalium
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Ocean thermal energy conversion — Temperature differences between the surface and 1000m depth in the oceans Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work,… … Wikipedia
Indian Ocean — an ocean S of Asia, E of Africa, and W of Australia. 28,357,000 sq. mi. (73,444,630 sq. km). * * * Indian Ocean Introduction Indian Ocean Background: The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world s five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and… … Universalium
Pacific Ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 ft. (10,800… … Universalium
Mid-ocean ridge — Oceanic ridge, including a black smoker A mid ocean ridge is a general term for an underwater mountain system that consists of various mountain ranges (chains), typically having a valley known as a rift running along its spine, formed by plate… … Wikipedia
