Deep-sea mining on the Rio Grande Rise (Southwestern Atlantic): A review on environmental baseline, ecosystem services and potential impacts
Abstract The Rio Grande Rise is an extensive seamount region in the South-western
Atlantic, with potential for deep-sea mining activities in the future. Such activities pose …
Atlantic, with potential for deep-sea mining activities in the future. Such activities pose …
Genesis and evolution of the South Atlantic volcanic islands offshore Brazil
W Mohriak - Geo-Marine Letters, 2020 - Springer
The Brazilian continental margin includes several volcanic islands, submerged volcanic
seamounts, and a unique non-volcanic archipelago located in a transform segment of the …
seamounts, and a unique non-volcanic archipelago located in a transform segment of the …
Crustal thickness mapping of the central South Atlantic and the geodynamic development of the Rio Grande Rise and Walvis Ridge
MC Graça, N Kusznir, NSG Stanton - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
The origin of the Rio Grande Rise and Walvis Ridge within the central South Atlantic and its
implications for the separation of South America and Africa during the Cretaceous are …
implications for the separation of South America and Africa during the Cretaceous are …
Benthic megafauna habitats, community structure and environmental drivers at Rio Grande Rise (SW Atlantic)
Abstract The Rio Grande Rise (RGR) is a large and geomorphologically complex feature
located in the Southwest Atlantic, with great commercial and scientific interest due to its …
located in the Southwest Atlantic, with great commercial and scientific interest due to its …
Mineralogy and chemical composition of ferromanganese crusts from the Cruzeiro do Sul Lineament-Rio Grande Rise, South Atlantic
Samples dredged from the Cruzeiro do Sul Lineament exhibit ferromanganese crusts
precipitated above phosphate-rich substrates (phosphorites, phosphate-impregnated …
precipitated above phosphate-rich substrates (phosphorites, phosphate-impregnated …
New insights of the tectonic and sedimentary evolution of the Rio Grande Rise, South Atlantic Ocean
AGP Praxedes, DL de Castro, LC Torres… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oceanic plateaus, such as the Rio Grande Rise (RGR), comprise crucial pieces of
information about the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean and the evolution of associated …
information about the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean and the evolution of associated …
Geochemical insights into formation of enigmatic ironstones from Rio Grande rise, South Atlantic Ocean
Abstract Rio Grande Rise (RGR) is an intraplate oceanic elevation in the South Atlantic
Ocean that formed at a hotspot on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge during the Cretaceous. In …
Ocean that formed at a hotspot on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge during the Cretaceous. In …
A study of volcanic rocks and ferromanganese crusts through marine geophysical methods integration in the north portion of Cruzeiro do Sul Rift in the Rio Grande …
PP Sergipe, V Louro, YR Marangoni… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Rio Grande Rise (RGR) is an extensive structural high located in the South Atlantic
Ocean, target of increasing exploratory interest. During the last decades, considerable …
Ocean, target of increasing exploratory interest. During the last decades, considerable …
Intraplate deformation of oceanic crust near the Rio Grande Rise in the South Atlantic
Globally, oceanic crust has relatively uniform thickness and structure compared to
continental crust, with typical ocean crust being~ 5–8 km thick. However, a substantial …
continental crust, with typical ocean crust being~ 5–8 km thick. However, a substantial …
On the seawater density in gravity calculations
J García-Abdeslem - Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2020 - Elsevier
The bathymetry from the continental margin off the Baja California Peninsula, and across the
Tonga Trench, are used to quantify the differences in gravitational attraction, arising by …
Tonga Trench, are used to quantify the differences in gravitational attraction, arising by …