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Publications - refereed journals and book sections
Reports & Unrefereed publications below - Abstracts


Submitted

Blackman, D. K., B. Ildefonse, B. E. John, Y. Ohara, D. J. Miller, and IODP 304-305 Science Party, Drilling constraints on lithospheric accretion and evolution at Atlantis Massif, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 30°N, JGR, submitted 1/10

Schouten, H., D. K. Smith, J. Cann & J. Escartí­n, Estimating tectonic vs magmatic extension in the presence of core complexes at slow spreading ridges from a visualization based on bathymetry, Geology, Submitted 10/09.



In press

Cannat, M., F. Fontaine & J. Escartí­n, Serpentinization at slow-spreading ridges: Extent and associated hydrogene and methane fluxes, AGU Geophysical Monograph.

Seher, T., S. C. Singh, W. C. Crawford & J. Escartí­n, Upper crustal velocity structure beneath the central Lucky Strike Segment from seismic refraction measurements, G-cubed.



Published

Cannat, M. L. Lavier, D. Sauter & J. Escartí­n, Oceanic corrugated surfaces and the strength of the axial lithosphere at slow spreading ridges, Earth Planet Sci. Lett., 288, 174-183, 2009. [pdf]

Soule, A. S., J. Escartí­n, & D. Fornari, A record of eruption and intrusion at a fast-spreading ridge axis: the axial summit trough of the East Pacific Rise 9˚-10˚N, Geochem, Geophys., Geosys., 10(10), QT10T07, doi:10.1029/2008GC002354, 2009. [pdf]

*Dusunur, D., J. Escartí­n, C. Combier, T. Seher, W. Crawford, M. Cannat, S. C. Singh, L. M. Matias, and J. M. Miranda, Seismological constraints on the thermal structure along the Lucky Strike segment (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) and interaction of tectonic and magmatic processes around the magma chamber, Marine Geophys. Res., 30(2), 105-120, DOI: 0.1007/s11001-009-9071-3, 2009. [pdf]

Escartí­n, J., R. GarcĂ­a, O. Delaunoy, J. Ferrer, N. Gracias, A. Elibol, X. Cufi, L. Neumann, D. J. Fornari, S. Humphris, and J. Renard, Globally-aligned photo mosaic of the Lucky Strike hydrothermal Vent Field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 37°18.5'N): release of geo-referenced data, mosaic construction and viewing software, Geochem, Geophys. Geosys., 9(12), Q12009, doi:10.1029/2008GC002204. [pdf]

Michibayashi, K., T. Hirose, T. Nozaka, Y. Harigane, J. Escartí­n, , H. Delius, M. Linek & Y. Ohara, Hydration due to high-T brittle failure within in situ oceanic crust, 30°N, Earth Planet Sci. Lett., 275, 346-354, 2008.  [pdf]

Fedenczuk, T., P. Fryer, J. Escartí­n, & A. J. L. Harris, Automatic quantification of gradient defined features, IEEE Oceans 2008, 499-502, 2008.

Escartí­n, J., D. K. Smith, J. R. Cann, H. Schouten, C. H. Langmuir, & S. Escrig, Central role of detachment faults in accretion of slow-spreading oceanic lithosphere, Nature, 455, 790-794, doi:10.1038/nature07333, 2008. [pdf]

*Fontaine, F., M. Cannat & J. Escartí­n, Hydrothermal circulation at slow-spreading mid-ocean ridges: the role of along-axis variations in axial lithospheric thickness, Geology, 36, 10, doi: 10.1130/G24885A.1, 2008. [pdf]

Combier, V. S. SIngh, M. Cannat & JEscartí­n, Mechanical decoupling and thermal structure at the East Pacific Ridge axis 9°N: Constraints from axial magma chamber geometry and seafloor structures, Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett, 19-28, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.046, 2008. [pdf]

Escartí­n,  J., M. Andreani, J., G. Hirth & B. Evans, Relationships between the microstructural evolution and the rheology of talc at elevated pressures and temperatures, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 268, 463-475, 2008. [pdf]

Smith, D. K.,JEscartí­n, H. Schouten & J. Cann, Fault rotation and core complex formation: Significant processes in seafloor formation at slow spresading mid-ocean ridges, Geochem, Geophys., Geosys., 9, Q03003, doi:10.1029/2007GC001699, 2008. [pdf]

McCaig, A., B. Cliff, J. Escartí­n, & C. J. MacLeod, Oceanic detachment faults focus copious quantities of black smoker fluids, Geology, 5: 935-938, doi:10.1130/G23657A.1, 2007. [pdf]

Adam, C., V. Vidal and J
Escartí­n, 80 Myr history of buoyancy and volcanic fluxes along the trails of the Walvis and St. Helena's hotspots (South Atlantic), EPSL, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 3-4, 432-442, doi:10.1016/j.epsl2007/07.00, 2007. [pdf]

Schmitt, D. R., Z. Han, V. A. Kravchinsky & JEscartí­n, Seismic and magnetic anisotropy of serpentinized ophiolite: Implications on oceanic spreading rate dependent anisotropy, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 261, 590-601, 510.1016/j.epsl.2007.1007.1024, 2007. [pdf]

Ildefonse, B., D. K. Blackman, B. E. Johnson, Y. Ohara, D. J. Miller, C. J. MacLeod and IODP Expeditions 304/305 Science Party Oceanic core complexes and crustal accretion at slow-spreading ridges, Geology, 35, 623-625, doi:10.1130/G23531A.1, 2007. [pdf]

Escartí­n,  J., S. A. Soule, D. J. Fornari, M. Tivey, H. Schouten and M. Perfit, Interactions between faults and lava flows along the East Pacific Rise crest (9°10'-50'N): implications for upper oceanic crust construction,Geochem, Geophys., Geosys., 8, Q06005, doi:10.1029/2006GC001399, 2007. [pdf]

Andreani, M., A. Boulier, C. MĂ©vel and J. Escartí­n, Dynamic control on serpentinite crystallization in veins: constraints on hydration processes in oceanic peridotites, Geochem, Geophys., Geosys, 8, Q02012, doi:10.1029/2006GC001373, 2007. [pdf]

Juniper, K., J. Escartí­n, M. Cannat, Monitoring and observatories: Multi-disciplinary, time-series observations at mid-ocean ridges, J. Oceanog., 20, 128-137, 2007. [pdf]

Boschi, Ch., G. Fruh-Green and JEscartí­n, Occurrence and significance of serpentinite-hosted, talc-rich fault rocks in modern oceanic settings and ophiolite complexes, Ofioliti, 31, 141-150, 2006. [pdf]

Singh, S. W. Crawford, H. Carton, T. Seher, V. Combier, M. Cannat, J. P. Canales, D. Dusunur, J. Escartí­n, J. M. Miranda, Discovery of axial magma chamber reflection and faults beneath the Lucky Strike volcano and hydrothermal vents at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Nature, 442, 1029-1032, 2006. [pdf]

Smith, D. K., J. Cann, J. Escartí­n, Widespread active detachment faulting and core complex formation near 13°N at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Nature, 442, 440-443, 2006. [pdf]

Lucazeau, F., A. Bonneville, J. Escartí­n, R. P. von Herzen, P. Gouze, M. Cannat, V. Vidal and C. Adam, Heat-flow variations on a slowly accreting ridge: constraints on the hydrothermal and conductive cooling for the Lucky Strike segment (Mid Atlantic Ridge, 37°N), Geophys. Geochem. Geosys., 7(7), , Q07011, doi:10.1029/2005GC001178, 2006. [pdf]

Cannat, M., D. Sauter, V. Mendel, E. Ruellan, K. Okino, J. Escartí­n, V. Combier, M. Baala, Modes of seafloor generation at a melt-poor ultra-slow-spreading ridge, Geology, 7, 605-608, doi:10.1130/G22486A.1, 2006. [pdf]

Blackman, D.K., Ildefonse, B., John, B.E., Ohara, Y., Miller, D.J., MacLeod, C.J., and the Expedition 304/305 Scientists, Proc. IODP, 304/305: College Station TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.), 2006. doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.304305.2006

Escartí­n,  J.,The Oceanic Lithosphere, in Geodynamics and Geochemistry, Ed:. J. lastovicka, in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, Section 6.16.3.2, UNESCO-EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, [http://www.eolss.net], 2004.

Searle, R. C. & J. Escartí­n, J.,The rheology of the oceanic lithosphere and the morphology of mid-ocean ridges, in "Mid Ocean Ridges: hydrothermal interactions between the lithosphere and the oceans" AGU Monograph n. 165, Eds.: C. German, J. Lin, and  L. Parson, 63-94, 2004. [pdf]

Escartí­n,  J., C. MĂ©vel, C. J. MacLeod, and A. M. McCaig, Constraints on deformation conditions and the origin of oceanic detachments: the Mid-Atlantic Ridge core complex at 15°45’N, Geophys. Geochim. Geosys., 4 (8), 1067, doi:10.1029/2001GC000278,2003.  [pdf]

Escartí­n,  J., D. K. Smith & M. Cannat, Parallel bands of seismicity at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 12-14°N, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 12, 1620, doi:10.1029/2003GL017226, 2003. [pdf]

Smith, D. K., J. 
Escartí­n, M. Cannat, M. Tolstoy, C. G. Fox, D. R. Bohnenstiehl, S. Bazin, Spatial and temporal distribution of seismicity along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B3),  10.1029/2002JB001964, 2003. [pdf]


MacLeod, C. J., J. Escartí­n, D. Banerji, G. J. Banks, M. Gleeson, D. H. B. Irving, R. M. Lilly, A. M. McCaig, Y. Niu, D. K. Smith,    Direct evidence for oceanic detachment faulting at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 15°45'N, Geology, 30, 10, 879-882, 2002. [pdf]

MacLeod, C. J., J. 
Escartí­n, D. Banerji, G. J. Banks, M. Gleeson, D. H. B. Irving, R. M. Lilly, A. M. McCaig, Y. Niu, D. K. Smith,    Direct evidence for oceanic detachment faulting at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 15°45'N; Reply, Geology, DOI 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)31<e15:R>2.0.CO;2,  2003. (published on-line) [pdf - together with Spencer's comment]
(Geology Cover Nov. 2002, with BGS Drill)

Cover

Escartí­n,  J., G. Hirth, and B. Evans, Strength and mode of deformation of partially serpentinized peridotites: implications for the rheology and tectonics of oceanic lithosphere, Geology,  29, 11, 1023-1026, 2001. [pdf]

Escartí­n,  J., M. Cannat, G. Pouliquen, A. Rabain and J. Lin,    Constraints on the interaction between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Azores hotspot from bathymetry and gravity (36-39N), J. Geophys. Res., 106, 21719-21736, 2001. [pdf]

Rabain, A., M. Cannat, J. Escartí­n, G. Pouliquen, C. Deplus & C. Rommeveaux-Jestin, Focused volcanism and the growth of a segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (35°N), Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 185, 211-224, 2001. [pdf]

Canales, J. P., J. A. Collins, J. Escartí­n, and R.S. Detrick , Seismic structure across the rift valley of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 23°20'N (MARK area): Implications for crustal accretion processes at slow spreading ridges, J. Geophys. Res.,105, B12, 28411-28426, 2000. [pdf]

Allerton, S., R. C. Searle & J. Escartí­n, Evidence for asymmetric accretion at a slow-spreading ridge segment,Geology, 28, 2, 179-182, 2000. [pdf]

Cannat, M., A. Briais, C. Deplus, J. Escartí­n, J. Georgen, J. Lin, S. Mercouriev, C. Meyzen, M. Muller, G. Pouliquen, A. Rabain and P. Da Silva , Mid-Atlantic Ridge-Azores hotspot interactions: Along-axis migrationof a hotspot-derived event of enhanced magmatism 10 to 4 Ma ago. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 173, 257-269, 1999.[pdf]

Escartí­n,  J. and M. Cannat, Ultramafic exposures and the gravity signature of the lithosphere near the Fifteen-Twenty Fracture Zones (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 14-16deg. N), Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 171, 411-424, 1999. [pdf]

Escartí­n,  J., P. A. Cowie, R. C. Searle, S. Allerton, N. C. Mitchell, C. J. MacLeod and P. Slootweg, Quantifying Tectonic and Magmatic Strain at a Slow-Spreading Ridge Segment (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 29°N), J. Geophys. Res., 105, B5, 10421-10427, 1999. [pdf]

South- and North looking sonar maps & link to full resolution pdf files:

Map 1Map 2

Escartí­n,  J. and J. Lin, Tectonic modification of axial crustal structure: Evidence from spectral analyses of gravity and bathymetry of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge flanks (25.5-27.5°.N), Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., 154 , 279-293, 1998. [pdf]

Hirth, G., J. Escartí­n, and J. Lin , The rheology of the lower oceanic crust: implications for lithospheric deformation at mid-ocean ridges, in: Faulting and Magmatism at Mid-Ocean ridges, Eds. Buck et al., AGU Monograph, 291-303, 1998.

Mitchell, N. C., S. Allerton, and J. Escartí­n, Estimating Sedimentation on young oceanic floor at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 29° N, Marine Geology, 148, 1-8, 1998. [pdf]

Searle, R.C., P. A. Cowie, N.C. Mitchell, S. Allerton, C. J. McLeod, J. Escartí­n, , S.M. Russell, P.A. Slootweg and T. Tanaka , Fault structure and detailed evolution of a slow-spreading segment: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 29°N, Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., 154 , 167-183, 1997. [pdf]

Escartí­n,  J., G. Hirth, and B. Evans, Effects of serpentinization on the lithospheric strength and the style of normal faulting at slow-spreading ridges, Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., 151 (3-4), 181-190, 1997. [pdf]

Escartí­n,  J., G. Hirth, and B. Evans , Non dilatant brittle deformation of serpentinites: Implications for Mohr-Coulomb theory and the strength of faults, J. Geophy. Res., 102, 2897-2913, 1997. [pdf]

Cann, J. R., D. K. Blackman, D. K., Smith, E. McAllister, B. Jassen, S. Mello, E. Avgerinos, A. R. Pascoe & J. Escartí­n, Corrugated slip surfaces at ridge-transform intersections of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Nature, 385 , 329-332, 1997. [pdf]

Teide Group (C. Palomo, J. Acosta, J. L. Sanz, P. Herranz, A. Munoz, E. Uchupi and J. Escartí­n, Morphometric interpretation of the northwest and southeast slopes of Tenerife, Canary Islands, J. Geophy. Res., 102, 20325-20342, 1997. [pdf]

Escartí­n,  J., Ridge Segmentation, Tectonic Evolution and rheology of Slow-Spreading Oceanic Crust, Ph.D. Thesis, MIT/WHOI 97-01, 232 p., 1996. [pdf]  

Escartí­n,  J. and J. Lin, Ridge offsets, normal faulting, and gravity anomalies of slow spreading ridges, J. Geophy. Res., 100, 6136-6177, 1995 .[pdf]  

Escartí­n,  J. and D. Aubrey, Flow structure and dispersion within algal mats, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sci., 40, 451-472, 1995.[pdf]


Other unrefereed publications, reports, etc


Fontaine, F., M. Cannat, J. 
Escartin, Some Consequences of Along-Axis Variability in the Thermal (and Permeable) Structures of MOR on the Dynamics of Hydrothermal Activity, Ridge2000 Events, 16-19, 2008. 

Gaill, F., V. Ballu, M. Cannat, W. Crawford, J. Dyment, J. Escartin et al., Cruise MoMARDREAM-Naut and other MOMAR experiments at Rainbow and Lucky Strike in Summer 2007, InterRidge Newsletter, 16, 15-16, 2007.

Blackman, D.K., Ildefonse, B., John, B.E., Ohara, Y., Miller, D.J., MacLeod, C.J., and the Expedition 304/305 Scientists, 2006. Proc. IODP, 304/305: College Station TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.). doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.304305.2006

Expedition 304/305 Scientists, 2006. Expedition 304/305 summary. In Blackman, D.K., Ildefonse, B., John, B.E., Ohara, Y., Miller, D.J., MacLeod, C.J., and the Expedition 304/305 Scientists, Proc. IODP, 304/305: College Station TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.). doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.304305.101.2006

Expedition 304/305 Scientists, 2006. Methods. In Blackman, D.K., Ildefonse, B., John, B.E., Ohara, Y., Miller, D.J., MacLeod, C.J., and the Expedition 304/305 Scientists, Proc. IODP, 304/305: College Station TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.). doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.304305.102.2006

Expedition 304/305 Scientists, 2006. Site U1309. In Blackman, D.K., Ildefonse, B., John, B.E., Ohara, Y., Miller, D.J., MacLeod, C.J., and the Expedition 304/305 Scientists, Proc. IODP, 304/305: College Station TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.). doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.304305.103.2006

Expedition 304/305 Scientists, 2006. Site U1310. In Blackman, D.K., Ildefonse, B., John, B.E., Ohara, Y., Miller, D.J., MacLeod, C.J., and the Expedition 304/305 Scientists, Proc. IODP, 304/305: College Station TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.). doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.304305.104.2006

Expedition 304/305 Scientists, 2006. Site U1311. In Blackman, D.K., Ildefonse, B., John, B.E., Ohara, Y., Miller, D.J., MacLeod, C.J., and the Expedition 304/305 Scientists, Proc. IODP, 304/305: College Station TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.). doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.304305.105.2006

Smith, D. K. & J. Escartin 2005, A Unique Strip of Seismicity on the Western Flank of the Equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ridge 13°-14.5°N. R/V Knorr Leg 182, June 2005 (Cruise Report).

IODP Expetidions 304 and 305 Scientists, IODP Expeditions 304 and 305: Oceanic core complex formation, Atlantis Massif (Progress report), Scientific Drilling, 1,  28-31, doi: 10.2204/iodp.sd.1.05.2005, 2005. http://www.iodp.org/docman/doc_download/538/

Barriga, F., A. Colaço, J. Escartin E. Hooft, S. Humphris, N. Le Bris, C. Lee, N. Lourenço, and F. Wenzhofer, Long-termo monitoring of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge – Proceedings of the III MOMAR Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-9 April 2005, 82 pp. http://195.37.14.189/public_html/SCIENCE/Science_reports/ReportPDFs/MOMAR_rept_finalMay05.pdf

Expedition Scientific Party, 2005. Oceanic core complex formation, Atlantis Massif—oceanic core complex formation, Atlantis Massif, Mid-Atlantic Ridge:  drilling into the footwall and hanging wall of a tectonic exposure of deep, young oceanic lithosphere to study deformation, alteration, and melt generation. IODP Prel. Rept., 304. http://iodp.tamu.edu/publications/PR/304PR/304PR.PDF.

Blackman, D.K., Ildefonse, B., John, B.E., MacLeod, C.J., Ohara, Y., Miller, D.J., and the Expedition 304/305 Project Team, 2004. Oceanic core complex formation, Atlantis Massif—oceanic core complex formation, Atlantis Massif, Mid-Atlantic Ridge: drilling into the footwall and hanging wall of a tectonic exposure of deep, young oceanic lithosphere to study deformation, alteration, and melt generation. IODP Sci. Prosp., 304/305. http://iodp.tamu.edu/publications/SP/304305SP/304305SP.PDF.

Escartí­n, J., R. S. Santos, E. GrĂ cia, J. J. Dañobeitia (convenors), Long term monitoring of deep ocean hydrothermal systems, Report of the ESF-LESC Exploratory Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 October 2003. [pdf]

LuckyFlux Science Party, Taking the temperature of the Lucky Strike area, InterRidge News, 12(2), 27-30, 2003. - [pdf]

Santos, R. S., J. Escartí­n, A. Colaço & A. Adamcewska, Towards planning of seafloor observatory programs for the MAR region observatory programs for the MAR region. Proceedings of the II MoMAR Workshop, ArquipiĂ©lago – Life and Marine Science, Appendix, 3,  XII+64 pp., 2002. - [pdf]
see also the MOMAR pages and documents in there

GrĂ cia, E. & J. Escartí­n, Crustal accretion at mid-ocean ridges and Back-Arcks: insights from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and the Bransfield Basin and nord Fiji Basin ridges, Contributions to Science , 1(2), 1-30, 2000. [pdf]

Mitchell, N. C., J. Escartí­n & S. Allerton, Large-offset normal faults at slow and intermediate spreading ridges, EOS Trans. AGU, 79, 129, 1998.

Escartí­n, J., A. P. Slootweg, C. G. Flewellen, I. A. Rouse, R. C. Searle, N. C. Mitchell, P. A. Cowie, S., Allerton, C. J. Macleod, S. M. Russell, and T. Tanaka , The first TOBI swath bathymetry, Bridge Newsletter, 11, 28-29, 1996.

Escartí­n, J and J. Lin, Morfoestructura de la dorsal Medio-Atlantica entre 24 deg. N y 30 deg.N (Morphostructure of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 24N and 30N), Acta Geologica Hispanica , 27 , 33-49, 1992.  [pdf]

Canals, M., J. Acosta, E. Gracia, J. Escartí­n, and ORCA group , Caracterizacion de la region de enlace entre la cuenca de Bransfield y la Dorsal Sur de Scotia (Antartida) (Characterization of the linking region between the Bransfield basin and the South Scotia Ridge). Acta Geologica Hispanica, 27, 89-110, 1992. [pdf]