Research Article| January 01, 1996 Oceanic transverse ridges: A flexural response to fracture-zone–normal extension Robert A. Pockalny; Robert A. Pockalny 1Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, Rhode Island, 02882 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Pascal Gente; Pascal Gente 2URA 1278 CNRS, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 29287 Brest Cedex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Roger Buck Roger Buck 3Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1996) 24 (1): 71–74. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0071:OTRAFR>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Robert A. Pockalny, Pascal Gente, Roger Buck; Oceanic transverse ridges: A flexural response to fracture-zone–normal extension. Geology 1996;; 24 (1): 71–74. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0071:OTRAFR>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract One of the most puzzling characteristics of sea-floor morphology is the occurrence of anomalously shallow, fracture-zone–parallel, oceanic transverse ridges. A model is proposed for the formation of transverse ridges near lat 21° and 24°N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in which the differential responses of large-offset and small-offset fracture zones to recent changes in spreading direction result in the generation of normal faults that coincide with the off-axis traces of fracture zones. Numerical models of the flexural response of the lithosphere to normal faulting suggest that modest amounts of extension (<5 km) along low-angle faults (<45°) are responsible for the transverse ridges. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.