Statistical self-similarity of hotspot seamount volumes modeled as self-similar criticality
Geophysical Research Letters
By: S.F. Tebbens, S.M. Burroughs, C.C. Barton, and D. F. Naar
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Abstract
The processes responsible for hotspot seamount formation are complex, yet the cumulative frequency-volume distribution of hotspot seamounts in the Easter Island/Salas y Gomez Chain (ESC) is found to be well-described by an upper-truncated power law. We develop a model for hotspot seamount formation where uniform energy input produces events initiated on a self-similar distribution of critical cells. We call this model Self-Similar Criticality (SSC). By allowing the spatial distribution of magma migration to be self-similar, the SSC model recreates the observed ESC seamount volume distribution. The SSC model may have broad applicability to other natural systems.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Statistical self-similarity of hotspot seamount volumes modeled as self-similar criticality |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/2000GL012748 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| First page | 2711 |
| Last page | 2714 |
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