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William G. Melson

Smithsonian Institution

124

Works

4,463

Citations

40

h-index

63

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Research Topics

Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geology and Paleoclimatology Research earthquake and tectonic studies

Affiliations

Smithsonian Institution1967–2019

Tunis University1983–1983

National Museum of Natural History1971–2008

Scripps Institution of Oceanography1983–1983

National Museum1966–1966

Top Works

Chemical Diversity of Abyssal Volcanic Glass Erupted Along Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean Sea-Floor Spreading Centers

William G. Melson,T.L. Vallier,et al.

2011248 citations

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Planetary Science and Exploration

Volcanism and metamorphism in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 22°N latitude

William G. Melson,Geoffrey Thompson,et al.

1968242 citations

Volcanic glass compositions of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus

Paul T. Robinson,William G. Melson,et al.

1983184 citations

Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, 45

William G. Melson,Philip D. Rabinowitz,et al.

1979174 citations

Petrology of a transform fault zone and adjacent ridge segments

William G. Melson,G. Thompson

1971160 citations

Metamorphism in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 22°N latitude

William G. Melson,Tjeerd H. van Andel

1966145 citations

MORB generation beneath the ultraslow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (9–25°E): Major element chemistry and the importance of process versus source

J. J. Standish,H. J. Dick,et al.

2008134 citations

Rhyodacites, andesites, ferro-basalts and ocean tholeiites from the galapagos spreading center

Gary R. Byerly,William G. Melson,et al.

1976132 citations

Explosive activity associated with the growth of volcanic domes

Christopher G. Newhall,William G. Melson

1983122 citations