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Volcanic Rise

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Definition

Broad circular, dome-like topographic high displaying shield volcanoes and extensive volcanic flooding (Bindschadler et al. 1992).

Synonyms

Bulge; Center; Complex; Plateau; Province; Region

Description

Very extended topographic highs which exceed several thousand kilometers in diameter. Volcanic rises demonstrate the interaction between volcanism and diastrophism tectonics at large scales (volcanotectonic units).

Morphometry

On Venus, volcanic rises reach diameters of 1,300–2,400 km and up to 8,000 km on Mars. The topographic dimensions on Mars comprise of several kilometers and additional volcanic edifices, while on Venus the entire height range is only a few kilometers.

Formation

Dynamical uplift due to mantle upwelling (thermal or thermochemical mantle plumes) is one of the most often suggested explanations for the bulges formed in planetary lithospheres, because they are associated with volcanic landforms and extensional tectonic at the top. Mantle density anomaly maps...

Keywords

Lava Flow Mantle Plume Rift Valley Volcanic Edifice Volcanic Province 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Comparative Planetology, Centre for Earth Evolution and DynamicsUniversity of OsloOsloNorway